What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30711 and 30717?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30711 and 30717 is 3.

GCF(30711,30717) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30711 and 30717, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30711 and 30717.

How to find the GCF of 30711 and 30717?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30711 and 30717. After we will calculate the factors of 30711 and 30717 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30711

Prime factors of 30711 are 3, 29, 353. Prime factorization of 30711 in exponential form is:

30711 = 3¹ × 29¹ × 353¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30717

Prime factors of 30717 are 3, 3413. Prime factorization of 30717 in exponential form is:

30717 = 3² × 3413¹

Step-3: Factors of 30711

List of positive integer factors of 30711 that divides 30711 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29, 87, 353, 1059, 10237

Step-4: Factors of 30717

List of positive integer factors of 30717 that divides 30711 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 3413, 10239

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30711 and 30717. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30711 and 30717 is 3.

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