What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3048 and 3053?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3048 and 3053 is 1.

GCF(3048,3053) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3048 and 3053, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3048 and 3053.

How to find the GCF of 3048 and 3053?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3048 and 3053. After we will calculate the factors of 3048 and 3053 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3048

Prime factors of 3048 are 2, 3, 127. Prime factorization of 3048 in exponential form is:

3048 = 2³ × 3¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3053

Prime factors of 3053 are 43, 71. Prime factorization of 3053 in exponential form is:

3053 = 43¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 3048

List of positive integer factors of 3048 that divides 3048 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 127, 254, 381, 508, 762, 1016, 1524

Step-4: Factors of 3053

List of positive integer factors of 3053 that divides 3048 without a remainder.

1, 43, 71

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3048 and 3053. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3048 and 3053 is 1.

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