What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3042 and 3046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3042 and 3046 is 2.

GCF(3042,3046) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3042 and 3046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3042 and 3046.

How to find the GCF of 3042 and 3046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3042 and 3046. After we will calculate the factors of 3042 and 3046 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3042

Prime factors of 3042 are 2, 3, 13. Prime factorization of 3042 in exponential form is:

3042 = 2¹ × 3² × 13²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3046

Prime factors of 3046 are 2, 1523. Prime factorization of 3046 in exponential form is:

3046 = 2¹ × 1523¹

Step-3: Factors of 3042

List of positive integer factors of 3042 that divides 3042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 13, 18, 26, 39, 78, 117, 169, 234, 338, 507, 1014, 1521

Step-4: Factors of 3046

List of positive integer factors of 3046 that divides 3042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1523

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3042 and 3046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3042 and 3046 is 2.

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