What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30514 and 30518?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30514 and 30518 is 2.

GCF(30514,30518) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30514 and 30518, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30514 and 30518.

How to find the GCF of 30514 and 30518?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30514 and 30518. After we will calculate the factors of 30514 and 30518 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30514

Prime factors of 30514 are 2, 11, 19, 73. Prime factorization of 30514 in exponential form is:

30514 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30518

Prime factors of 30518 are 2, 15259. Prime factorization of 30518 in exponential form is:

30518 = 2¹ × 15259¹

Step-3: Factors of 30514

List of positive integer factors of 30514 that divides 30514 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 19, 22, 38, 73, 146, 209, 418, 803, 1387, 1606, 2774, 15257

Step-4: Factors of 30518

List of positive integer factors of 30518 that divides 30514 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15259

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30514 and 30518. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30514 and 30518 is 2.

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