What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30686 and 30698?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30686 and 30698 is 2.

GCF(30686,30698) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30686 and 30698, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30686 and 30698.

How to find the GCF of 30686 and 30698?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30686 and 30698. After we will calculate the factors of 30686 and 30698 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30686

Prime factors of 30686 are 2, 67, 229. Prime factorization of 30686 in exponential form is:

30686 = 2¹ × 67¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30698

Prime factors of 30698 are 2, 15349. Prime factorization of 30698 in exponential form is:

30698 = 2¹ × 15349¹

Step-3: Factors of 30686

List of positive integer factors of 30686 that divides 30686 without a remainder.

1, 2, 67, 134, 229, 458, 15343

Step-4: Factors of 30698

List of positive integer factors of 30698 that divides 30686 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15349

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30686 and 30698. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30686 and 30698 is 2.

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