What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30978 and 30983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30978 and 30983 is 1.

GCF(30978,30983) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30978 and 30983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30978 and 30983.

How to find the GCF of 30978 and 30983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30978 and 30983. After we will calculate the factors of 30978 and 30983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30978

Prime factors of 30978 are 2, 3, 1721. Prime factorization of 30978 in exponential form is:

30978 = 2¹ × 3² × 1721¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30983

Prime factors of 30983 are 30983. Prime factorization of 30983 in exponential form is:

30983 = 30983¹

Step-3: Factors of 30978

List of positive integer factors of 30978 that divides 30978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1721, 3442, 5163, 10326, 15489

Step-4: Factors of 30983

List of positive integer factors of 30983 that divides 30978 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30978 and 30983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30978 and 30983 is 1.

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