What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3026 and 3038?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3026 and 3038 is 2.

GCF(3026,3038) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3026 and 3038, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3026 and 3038.

How to find the GCF of 3026 and 3038?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3026 and 3038. After we will calculate the factors of 3026 and 3038 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3038

Prime factors of 3038 are 2, 7, 31. Prime factorization of 3038 in exponential form is:

3038 = 2¹ × 7² × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 3026

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3038

List of positive integer factors of 3038 that divides 3026 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 31, 49, 62, 98, 217, 434, 1519

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3026 and 3038. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3026 and 3038 is 2.

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