What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30642 and 30661?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30642 and 30661 is 1.

GCF(30642,30661) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30642 and 30661, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30642 and 30661.

How to find the GCF of 30642 and 30661?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30642 and 30661. After we will calculate the factors of 30642 and 30661 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30642

Prime factors of 30642 are 2, 3, 5107. Prime factorization of 30642 in exponential form is:

30642 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5107¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30661

Prime factors of 30661 are 30661. Prime factorization of 30661 in exponential form is:

30661 = 30661¹

Step-3: Factors of 30642

List of positive integer factors of 30642 that divides 30642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5107, 10214, 15321

Step-4: Factors of 30661

List of positive integer factors of 30661 that divides 30642 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30642 and 30661. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30642 and 30661 is 1.

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