What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30598 and 30612?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30598 and 30612 is 2.

GCF(30598,30612) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30598 and 30612, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30598 and 30612.

How to find the GCF of 30598 and 30612?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30598 and 30612. After we will calculate the factors of 30598 and 30612 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30598

Prime factors of 30598 are 2, 15299. Prime factorization of 30598 in exponential form is:

30598 = 2¹ × 15299¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30612

Prime factors of 30612 are 2, 3, 2551. Prime factorization of 30612 in exponential form is:

30612 = 2² × 3¹ × 2551¹

Step-3: Factors of 30598

List of positive integer factors of 30598 that divides 30598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15299

Step-4: Factors of 30612

List of positive integer factors of 30612 that divides 30598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2551, 5102, 7653, 10204, 15306

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30598 and 30612. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30598 and 30612 is 2.

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