What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3001 and 3018?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3001 and 3018 is 1.

GCF(3001,3018) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3001 and 3018, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3001 and 3018.

How to find the GCF of 3001 and 3018?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3001 and 3018. After we will calculate the factors of 3001 and 3018 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3001

Prime factors of 3001 are 3001. Prime factorization of 3001 in exponential form is:

3001 = 3001¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3018

Prime factors of 3018 are 2, 3, 503. Prime factorization of 3018 in exponential form is:

3018 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 503¹

Step-3: Factors of 3001

List of positive integer factors of 3001 that divides 3001 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 3018

List of positive integer factors of 3018 that divides 3001 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 503, 1006, 1509

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3001 and 3018. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3001 and 3018 is 1.

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