What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3046 and 3059?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3046 and 3059 is 1.

GCF(3046,3059) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3046 and 3059, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3046 and 3059.

How to find the GCF of 3046 and 3059?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3046 and 3059. After we will calculate the factors of 3046 and 3059 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 3059

Prime factors of 3059 are 7, 19, 23. Prime factorization of 3059 in exponential form is:

3059 = 7¹ × 19¹ × 23¹

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 3059

List of positive integer factors of 3059 that divides 3046 without a remainder.

1, 7, 19, 23, 133, 161, 437

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3046 and 3059. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3046 and 3059 is 1.

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