What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30501 and 30516?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30501 and 30516 is 3.

GCF(30501,30516) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30501 and 30516, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30501 and 30516.

How to find the GCF of 30501 and 30516?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30501 and 30516. After we will calculate the factors of 30501 and 30516 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30501

Prime factors of 30501 are 3, 3389. Prime factorization of 30501 in exponential form is:

30501 = 3² × 3389¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30516

Prime factors of 30516 are 2, 3, 2543. Prime factorization of 30516 in exponential form is:

30516 = 2² × 3¹ × 2543¹

Step-3: Factors of 30501

List of positive integer factors of 30501 that divides 30501 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 3389, 10167

Step-4: Factors of 30516

List of positive integer factors of 30516 that divides 30501 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2543, 5086, 7629, 10172, 15258

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30501 and 30516. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30501 and 30516 is 3.

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