What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30960 and 30971?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30960 and 30971 is 1.

GCF(30960,30971) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30960 and 30971, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30960 and 30971.

How to find the GCF of 30960 and 30971?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30960 and 30971. After we will calculate the factors of 30960 and 30971 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 30971

Prime factors of 30971 are 30971. Prime factorization of 30971 in exponential form is:

30971 = 30971¹

Step-3: Factors of 30960

List of positive integer factors of 30960 that divides 30960 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

Step-4: Factors of 30971

List of positive integer factors of 30971 that divides 30960 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30960 and 30971. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30960 and 30971 is 1.

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