What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30991 and 30998?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30991 and 30998 is 1.

GCF(30991,30998) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30991 and 30998, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30991 and 30998.

How to find the GCF of 30991 and 30998?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30991 and 30998. After we will calculate the factors of 30991 and 30998 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30991

Prime factors of 30991 are 17, 1823. Prime factorization of 30991 in exponential form is:

30991 = 17¹ × 1823¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30998

Prime factors of 30998 are 2, 11, 1409. Prime factorization of 30998 in exponential form is:

30998 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1409¹

Step-3: Factors of 30991

List of positive integer factors of 30991 that divides 30991 without a remainder.

1, 17, 1823

Step-4: Factors of 30998

List of positive integer factors of 30998 that divides 30991 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1409, 2818, 15499

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30991 and 30998. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30991 and 30998 is 1.

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