What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30950 and 30962?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30950 and 30962 is 2.

GCF(30950,30962) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30950 and 30962, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30950 and 30962.

How to find the GCF of 30950 and 30962?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30950 and 30962. After we will calculate the factors of 30950 and 30962 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30950

Prime factors of 30950 are 2, 5, 619. Prime factorization of 30950 in exponential form is:

30950 = 2¹ × 5² × 619¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30962

Prime factors of 30962 are 2, 113, 137. Prime factorization of 30962 in exponential form is:

30962 = 2¹ × 113¹ × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 30950

List of positive integer factors of 30950 that divides 30950 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 619, 1238, 3095, 6190, 15475

Step-4: Factors of 30962

List of positive integer factors of 30962 that divides 30950 without a remainder.

1, 2, 113, 137, 226, 274, 15481

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30950 and 30962. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30950 and 30962 is 2.

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