What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30942 and 30960?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30942 and 30960 is 18.

GCF(30942,30960) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30942 and 30960, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30942 and 30960.

How to find the GCF of 30942 and 30960?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30942 and 30960. After we will calculate the factors of 30942 and 30960 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30942

Prime factors of 30942 are 2, 3, 191. Prime factorization of 30942 in exponential form is:

30942 = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30960

Prime factors of 30960 are 2, 3, 5, 43. Prime factorization of 30960 in exponential form is:

30960 = 2⁴ × 3² × 5¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 30942

List of positive integer factors of 30942 that divides 30942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 81, 162, 191, 382, 573, 1146, 1719, 3438, 5157, 10314, 15471

Step-4: Factors of 30960

List of positive integer factors of 30960 that divides 30942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 30, 36, 40, 43, 45, 48, 60, 72, 80, 86, 90, 120, 129, 144, 172, 180, 215, 240, 258, 344, 360, 387, 430, 516, 645, 688, 720, 774, 860, 1032, 1290, 1548, 1720, 1935, 2064, 2580, 3096, 3440, 3870, 5160, 6192, 7740, 10320, 15480

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30942 and 30960. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30942 and 30960 is 18.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 30942 and 30960