What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3050 and 3056?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3050 and 3056 is 2.

GCF(3050,3056) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3050 and 3056, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3050 and 3056.

How to find the GCF of 3050 and 3056?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3050 and 3056. After we will calculate the factors of 3050 and 3056 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3050

Prime factors of 3050 are 2, 5, 61. Prime factorization of 3050 in exponential form is:

3050 = 2¹ × 5² × 61¹

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 3050

List of positive integer factors of 3050 that divides 3050 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 61, 122, 305, 610, 1525

Step-4: Factors of 3056

List of positive integer factors of 3056 that divides 3050 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 3050 and 3056. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3050 and 3056 is 2.

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