What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3020 and 3024?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3020 and 3024 is 4.

GCF(3020,3024) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3020 and 3024, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3020 and 3024.

How to find the GCF of 3020 and 3024?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3020 and 3024. After we will calculate the factors of 3020 and 3024 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3024

Prime factors of 3024 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 3024 in exponential form is:

3024 = 2⁴ × 3³ × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 3020

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3024

List of positive integer factors of 3024 that divides 3020 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 24, 27, 28, 36, 42, 48, 54, 56, 63, 72, 84, 108, 112, 126, 144, 168, 189, 216, 252, 336, 378, 432, 504, 756, 1008, 1512

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3020 and 3024. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3020 and 3024 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3020 and 3024