What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3042 and 3056?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3042 and 3056 is 2.

GCF(3042,3056) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3042 and 3056, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3042 and 3056.

How to find the GCF of 3042 and 3056?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3042 and 3056. After we will calculate the factors of 3042 and 3056 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 3056

Prime factors of 3056 are 2, 191. Prime factorization of 3056 in exponential form is:

3056 = 2⁴ × 191¹

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 3056

List of positive integer factors of 3056 that divides 3042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 191, 382, 764, 1528

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3042 and 3056. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3042 and 3056 is 2.

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