What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3046 and 3051?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3046 and 3051 is 1.

GCF(3046,3051) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3046 and 3051, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3046 and 3051.

How to find the GCF of 3046 and 3051?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3046 and 3051. After we will calculate the factors of 3046 and 3051 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3046

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

3046 = 2¹ × 1523¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3051

Prime factors of 3051 are 3, 113. Prime factorization of 3051 in exponential form is:

3051 = 3³ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 3046

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

1, 2, 1523

Step-4: Factors of 3051

List of positive integer factors of 3051 that divides 3046 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 113, 339, 1017

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3046 and 3051. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3046 and 3051 is 1.

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