What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30974 and 30979?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30974 and 30979 is 1.

GCF(30974,30979) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30974 and 30979, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30974 and 30979.

How to find the GCF of 30974 and 30979?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30974 and 30979. After we will calculate the factors of 30974 and 30979 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30974

Prime factors of 30974 are 2, 17, 911. Prime factorization of 30974 in exponential form is:

30974 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 911¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30979

Prime factors of 30979 are 13, 2383. Prime factorization of 30979 in exponential form is:

30979 = 13¹ × 2383¹

Step-3: Factors of 30974

List of positive integer factors of 30974 that divides 30974 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 911, 1822, 15487

Step-4: Factors of 30979

List of positive integer factors of 30979 that divides 30974 without a remainder.

1, 13, 2383

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30974 and 30979. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30974 and 30979 is 1.

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