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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30873 and 30885?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30873 and 30885 is 3.

GCF(30873,30885) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30873 and 30885, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30873 and 30885.

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How to find the GCF of 30873 and 30885?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30873 and 30885. After we will calculate the factors of 30873 and 30885 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30873

Prime factors of 30873 are 3, 41, 251. Prime factorization of 30873 in exponential form is:

30873 = 31 × 411 × 2511

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30885

Prime factors of 30885 are 3, 5, 29, 71. Prime factorization of 30885 in exponential form is:

30885 = 31 × 51 × 291 × 711

Step-3: Factors of 30873

List of positive integer factors of 30873 that divides 30873 without a remainder.

1, 3, 41, 123, 251, 753, 10291

Step-4: Factors of 30885

List of positive integer factors of 30885 that divides 30873 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 29, 71, 87, 145, 213, 355, 435, 1065, 2059, 6177, 10295

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30873 and 30885. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30873 and 30885 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 30873 and 30885