What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3038 and 3058?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3038 and 3058 is 2.

GCF(3038,3058) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3038 and 3058, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3038 and 3058.

How to find the GCF of 3038 and 3058?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3038 and 3058. After we will calculate the factors of 3038 and 3058 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3058

Prime factors of 3058 are 2, 11, 139. Prime factorization of 3058 in exponential form is:

3058 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 139¹

Step-3: Factors of 3038

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3058

List of positive integer factors of 3058 that divides 3038 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 139, 278, 1529

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3038 and 3058. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3038 and 3058 is 2.

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