What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3015 and 3020?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3015 and 3020 is 5.

GCF(3015,3020) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3015 and 3020, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3015 and 3020.

How to find the GCF of 3015 and 3020?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3015 and 3020. After we will calculate the factors of 3015 and 3020 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3015

Prime factors of 3015 are 3, 5, 67. Prime factorization of 3015 in exponential form is:

3015 = 3² × 5¹ × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3020

Prime factors of 3020 are 2, 5, 151. Prime factorization of 3020 in exponential form is:

3020 = 2² × 5¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 3015

List of positive integer factors of 3015 that divides 3015 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 67, 201, 335, 603, 1005

Step-4: Factors of 3020

List of positive integer factors of 3020 that divides 3015 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 151, 302, 604, 755, 1510

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3015 and 3020. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3015 and 3020 is 5.

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