What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30556 and 30574?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30556 and 30574 is 2.

GCF(30556,30574) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30556 and 30574, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30556 and 30574.

How to find the GCF of 30556 and 30574?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30556 and 30574. After we will calculate the factors of 30556 and 30574 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30556

Prime factors of 30556 are 2, 7639. Prime factorization of 30556 in exponential form is:

30556 = 2² × 7639¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30574

Prime factors of 30574 are 2, 15287. Prime factorization of 30574 in exponential form is:

30574 = 2¹ × 15287¹

Step-3: Factors of 30556

List of positive integer factors of 30556 that divides 30556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7639, 15278

Step-4: Factors of 30574

List of positive integer factors of 30574 that divides 30556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15287

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30556 and 30574. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30556 and 30574 is 2.

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