What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30522 and 30531?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30522 and 30531 is 3.

GCF(30522,30531) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30522 and 30531, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30522 and 30531.

How to find the GCF of 30522 and 30531?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30522 and 30531. After we will calculate the factors of 30522 and 30531 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30522

Prime factors of 30522 are 2, 3, 5087. Prime factorization of 30522 in exponential form is:

30522 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5087¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30531

Prime factors of 30531 are 3, 10177. Prime factorization of 30531 in exponential form is:

30531 = 3¹ × 10177¹

Step-3: Factors of 30522

List of positive integer factors of 30522 that divides 30522 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5087, 10174, 15261

Step-4: Factors of 30531

List of positive integer factors of 30531 that divides 30522 without a remainder.

1, 3, 10177

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30522 and 30531. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30522 and 30531 is 3.

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