What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30979 and 30992?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30979 and 30992 is 13.

GCF(30979,30992) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30979 and 30992, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30979 and 30992.

How to find the GCF of 30979 and 30992?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30979 and 30992. After we will calculate the factors of 30979 and 30992 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30979

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

30979 = 13¹ × 2383¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30992

Prime factors of 30992 are 2, 13, 149. Prime factorization of 30992 in exponential form is:

30992 = 2⁴ × 13¹ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 30979

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

1, 13, 2383

Step-4: Factors of 30992

List of positive integer factors of 30992 that divides 30979 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 16, 26, 52, 104, 149, 208, 298, 596, 1192, 1937, 2384, 3874, 7748, 15496

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30979 and 30992. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30979 and 30992 is 13.

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