What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3036 and 3043?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3036 and 3043 is 1.

GCF(3036,3043) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3036 and 3043, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3036 and 3043.

How to find the GCF of 3036 and 3043?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3036 and 3043. After we will calculate the factors of 3036 and 3043 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3036

Prime factors of 3036 are 2, 3, 11, 23. Prime factorization of 3036 in exponential form is:

3036 = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3043

Prime factors of 3043 are 17, 179. Prime factorization of 3043 in exponential form is:

3043 = 17¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 3036

List of positive integer factors of 3036 that divides 3036 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 23, 33, 44, 46, 66, 69, 92, 132, 138, 253, 276, 506, 759, 1012, 1518

Step-4: Factors of 3043

List of positive integer factors of 3043 that divides 3036 without a remainder.

1, 17, 179

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3036 and 3043. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3036 and 3043 is 1.

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