What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30516 and 30524?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30516 and 30524 is 4.

GCF(30516,30524) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30516 and 30524, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30516 and 30524.

How to find the GCF of 30516 and 30524?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30516 and 30524. After we will calculate the factors of 30516 and 30524 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 30524

Prime factors of 30524 are 2, 13, 587. Prime factorization of 30524 in exponential form is:

30524 = 2² × 13¹ × 587¹

Step-3: Factors of 30516

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 30524

List of positive integer factors of 30524 that divides 30516 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 587, 1174, 2348, 7631, 15262

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30516 and 30524. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30516 and 30524 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 30516 and 30524