What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30872 and 30887?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30872 and 30887 is 1.

GCF(30872,30887) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30872 and 30887, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30872 and 30887.

How to find the GCF of 30872 and 30887?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30872 and 30887. After we will calculate the factors of 30872 and 30887 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30872

Prime factors of 30872 are 2, 17, 227. Prime factorization of 30872 in exponential form is:

30872 = 2³ × 17¹ × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30887

Prime factors of 30887 are 67, 461. Prime factorization of 30887 in exponential form is:

30887 = 67¹ × 461¹

Step-3: Factors of 30872

List of positive integer factors of 30872 that divides 30872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 17, 34, 68, 136, 227, 454, 908, 1816, 3859, 7718, 15436

Step-4: Factors of 30887

List of positive integer factors of 30887 that divides 30872 without a remainder.

1, 67, 461

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30872 and 30887. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30872 and 30887 is 1.

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