What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30542 and 30550?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30542 and 30550 is 2.

GCF(30542,30550) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30542 and 30550, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30542 and 30550.

How to find the GCF of 30542 and 30550?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30542 and 30550. After we will calculate the factors of 30542 and 30550 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30542

Prime factors of 30542 are 2, 15271. Prime factorization of 30542 in exponential form is:

30542 = 2¹ × 15271¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30550

Prime factors of 30550 are 2, 5, 13, 47. Prime factorization of 30550 in exponential form is:

30550 = 2¹ × 5² × 13¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 30542

List of positive integer factors of 30542 that divides 30542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15271

Step-4: Factors of 30550

List of positive integer factors of 30550 that divides 30542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 25, 26, 47, 50, 65, 94, 130, 235, 325, 470, 611, 650, 1175, 1222, 2350, 3055, 6110, 15275

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30542 and 30550. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30542 and 30550 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 30542 and 30550