What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30978 and 30988?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30978 and 30988 is 2.

GCF(30978,30988) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30978 and 30988, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30978 and 30988.

How to find the GCF of 30978 and 30988?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30978 and 30988. After we will calculate the factors of 30978 and 30988 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 30988

Prime factors of 30988 are 2, 61, 127. Prime factorization of 30988 in exponential form is:

30988 = 2² × 61¹ × 127¹

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 30988

List of positive integer factors of 30988 that divides 30978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 61, 122, 127, 244, 254, 508, 7747, 15494

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30978 and 30988. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30978 and 30988 is 2.

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