What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30568 and 30588?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30568 and 30588 is 4.

GCF(30568,30588) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30568 and 30588, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30568 and 30588.

How to find the GCF of 30568 and 30588?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30568 and 30588. After we will calculate the factors of 30568 and 30588 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30568

Prime factors of 30568 are 2, 3821. Prime factorization of 30568 in exponential form is:

30568 = 2³ × 3821¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30588

Prime factors of 30588 are 2, 3, 2549. Prime factorization of 30588 in exponential form is:

30588 = 2² × 3¹ × 2549¹

Step-3: Factors of 30568

List of positive integer factors of 30568 that divides 30568 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3821, 7642, 15284

Step-4: Factors of 30588

List of positive integer factors of 30588 that divides 30568 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2549, 5098, 7647, 10196, 15294

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30568 and 30588. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30568 and 30588 is 4.

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