What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30656 and 30672?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30656 and 30672 is 16.

GCF(30656,30672) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30656 and 30672, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30656 and 30672.

How to find the GCF of 30656 and 30672?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30656 and 30672. After we will calculate the factors of 30656 and 30672 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30656

Prime factors of 30656 are 2, 479. Prime factorization of 30656 in exponential form is:

30656 = 2⁶ × 479¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30672

Prime factors of 30672 are 2, 3, 71. Prime factorization of 30672 in exponential form is:

30672 = 2⁴ × 3³ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 30656

List of positive integer factors of 30656 that divides 30656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 479, 958, 1916, 3832, 7664, 15328

Step-4: Factors of 30672

List of positive integer factors of 30672 that divides 30656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 27, 36, 48, 54, 71, 72, 108, 142, 144, 213, 216, 284, 426, 432, 568, 639, 852, 1136, 1278, 1704, 1917, 2556, 3408, 3834, 5112, 7668, 10224, 15336

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30656 and 30672. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30656 and 30672 is 16.

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