What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30842 and 30854?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30842 and 30854 is 2.

GCF(30842,30854) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30842 and 30854, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30842 and 30854.

How to find the GCF of 30842 and 30854?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30842 and 30854. After we will calculate the factors of 30842 and 30854 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 30854

Prime factors of 30854 are 2, 15427. Prime factorization of 30854 in exponential form is:

30854 = 2¹ × 15427¹

Step-3: Factors of 30842

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 30854

List of positive integer factors of 30854 that divides 30842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15427

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30842 and 30854. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30842 and 30854 is 2.

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