What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3008 and 3026?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3008 and 3026 is 2.

GCF(3008,3026) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3008 and 3026, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3008 and 3026.

How to find the GCF of 3008 and 3026?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3008 and 3026. After we will calculate the factors of 3008 and 3026 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3008

Prime factors of 3008 are 2, 47. Prime factorization of 3008 in exponential form is:

3008 = 2⁶ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3026

Prime factors of 3026 are 2, 17, 89. Prime factorization of 3026 in exponential form is:

3026 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 3008

List of positive integer factors of 3008 that divides 3008 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 47, 64, 94, 188, 376, 752, 1504

Step-4: Factors of 3026

List of positive integer factors of 3026 that divides 3008 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 89, 178, 1513

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3008 and 3026. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3008 and 3026 is 2.

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