What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30824 and 30842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30824 and 30842 is 2.

GCF(30824,30842) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30824 and 30842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30824 and 30842.

How to find the GCF of 30824 and 30842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30824 and 30842. After we will calculate the factors of 30824 and 30842 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30824

Prime factors of 30824 are 2, 3853. Prime factorization of 30824 in exponential form is:

30824 = 2³ × 3853¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30842

Prime factors of 30842 are 2, 7, 2203. Prime factorization of 30842 in exponential form is:

30842 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2203¹

Step-3: Factors of 30824

List of positive integer factors of 30824 that divides 30824 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3853, 7706, 15412

Step-4: Factors of 30842

List of positive integer factors of 30842 that divides 30824 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 2203, 4406, 15421

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30824 and 30842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30824 and 30842 is 2.

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