What is the Greatest Common Factor of 34930 and 34946?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 34930 and 34946 is 2.

GCF(34930,34946) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 34930 and 34946, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 34930 and 34946.

How to find the GCF of 34930 and 34946?

We will first find the prime factorization of 34930 and 34946. After we will calculate the factors of 34930 and 34946 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 34930

Prime factors of 34930 are 2, 5, 7, 499. Prime factorization of 34930 in exponential form is:

34930 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 34946

Prime factors of 34946 are 2, 101, 173. Prime factorization of 34946 in exponential form is:

34946 = 2¹ × 101¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 34930

List of positive integer factors of 34930 that divides 34930 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 70, 499, 998, 2495, 3493, 4990, 6986, 17465

Step-4: Factors of 34946

List of positive integer factors of 34946 that divides 34930 without a remainder.

1, 2, 101, 173, 202, 346, 17473

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 34930 and 34946. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 34930 and 34946 is 2.

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