What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3012 and 3016?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3012 and 3016 is 4.

GCF(3012,3016) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3012 and 3016, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3012 and 3016.

How to find the GCF of 3012 and 3016?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3012 and 3016. After we will calculate the factors of 3012 and 3016 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3016

Prime factors of 3016 are 2, 13, 29. Prime factorization of 3016 in exponential form is:

3016 = 2³ × 13¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 3012

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3016

List of positive integer factors of 3016 that divides 3012 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 29, 52, 58, 104, 116, 232, 377, 754, 1508

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3012 and 3016. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3012 and 3016 is 4.

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