What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2996 and 3012?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2996 and 3012 is 4.

GCF(2996,3012) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2996 and 3012, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2996 and 3012.

How to find the GCF of 2996 and 3012?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2996 and 3012. After we will calculate the factors of 2996 and 3012 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2996

Prime factors of 2996 are 2, 7, 107. Prime factorization of 2996 in exponential form is:

2996 = 2² × 7¹ × 107¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3012

Prime factors of 3012 are 2, 3, 251. Prime factorization of 3012 in exponential form is:

3012 = 2² × 3¹ × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 2996

List of positive integer factors of 2996 that divides 2996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 107, 214, 428, 749, 1498

Step-4: Factors of 3012

List of positive integer factors of 3012 that divides 2996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 251, 502, 753, 1004, 1506

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2996 and 3012. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2996 and 3012 is 4.

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