What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3030 and 3048?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3030 and 3048 is 6.

GCF(3030,3048) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3030 and 3048, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3030 and 3048.

How to find the GCF of 3030 and 3048?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3030 and 3048. After we will calculate the factors of 3030 and 3048 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3030

Prime factors of 3030 are 2, 3, 5, 101. Prime factorization of 3030 in exponential form is:

3030 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3048

Prime factors of 3048 are 2, 3, 127. Prime factorization of 3048 in exponential form is:

3048 = 2³ × 3¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 3030

List of positive integer factors of 3030 that divides 3030 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 101, 202, 303, 505, 606, 1010, 1515

Step-4: Factors of 3048

List of positive integer factors of 3048 that divides 3030 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 127, 254, 381, 508, 762, 1016, 1524

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3030 and 3048. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3030 and 3048 is 6.

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