What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2046 and 2055?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2046 and 2055 is 3.

GCF(2046,2055) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2046 and 2055, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2046 and 2055.

How to find the GCF of 2046 and 2055?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2046 and 2055. After we will calculate the factors of 2046 and 2055 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2046

Prime factors of 2046 are 2, 3, 11, 31. Prime factorization of 2046 in exponential form is:

2046 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2055

Prime factors of 2055 are 3, 5, 137. Prime factorization of 2055 in exponential form is:

2055 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 2046

List of positive integer factors of 2046 that divides 2046 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 31, 33, 62, 66, 93, 186, 341, 682, 1023

Step-4: Factors of 2055

List of positive integer factors of 2055 that divides 2046 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 137, 411, 685

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2046 and 2055. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2046 and 2055 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2046 and 2055