What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30 and 900?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30 and 900 is 30.

GCF(30,900) = 30

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30 and 900, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30 and 900.

How to find the GCF of 30 and 900?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30 and 900. After we will calculate the factors of 30 and 900 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30

Prime factors of 30 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 30 in exponential form is:

30 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 900

Prime factors of 900 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 900 in exponential form is:

900 = 2² × 3² × 5²

Step-3: Factors of 30

List of positive integer factors of 30 that divides 30 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15

Step-4: Factors of 900

List of positive integer factors of 900 that divides 30 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 36, 45, 50, 60, 75, 90, 100, 150, 180, 225, 300, 450

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30 and 900. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30 and 900 is 30.

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