What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3042 and 3060?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3042 and 3060 is 18.

GCF(3042,3060) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3042 and 3060, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3042 and 3060.

How to find the GCF of 3042 and 3060?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3042 and 3060. After we will calculate the factors of 3042 and 3060 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 3060

Prime factors of 3060 are 2, 3, 5, 17. Prime factorization of 3060 in exponential form is:

3060 = 2² × 3² × 5¹ × 17¹

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 3060

List of positive integer factors of 3060 that divides 3042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20, 30, 34, 36, 45, 51, 60, 68, 85, 90, 102, 153, 170, 180, 204, 255, 306, 340, 510, 612, 765, 1020, 1530

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3042 and 3060. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3042 and 3060 is 18.

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