What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30712 and 30718?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30712 and 30718 is 2.

GCF(30712,30718) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30712 and 30718, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30712 and 30718.

How to find the GCF of 30712 and 30718?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30712 and 30718. After we will calculate the factors of 30712 and 30718 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30712

Prime factors of 30712 are 2, 11, 349. Prime factorization of 30712 in exponential form is:

30712 = 2³ × 11¹ × 349¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30718

Prime factors of 30718 are 2, 15359. Prime factorization of 30718 in exponential form is:

30718 = 2¹ × 15359¹

Step-3: Factors of 30712

List of positive integer factors of 30712 that divides 30712 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 88, 349, 698, 1396, 2792, 3839, 7678, 15356

Step-4: Factors of 30718

List of positive integer factors of 30718 that divides 30712 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15359

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30712 and 30718. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30712 and 30718 is 2.

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