What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3050 and 3068?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3050 and 3068 is 2.

GCF(3050,3068) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3050 and 3068, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3050 and 3068.

How to find the GCF of 3050 and 3068?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3050 and 3068. After we will calculate the factors of 3050 and 3068 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 3068

Prime factors of 3068 are 2, 13, 59. Prime factorization of 3068 in exponential form is:

3068 = 2² × 13¹ × 59¹

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 3068

List of positive integer factors of 3068 that divides 3050 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 59, 118, 236, 767, 1534

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3050 and 3068. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3050 and 3068 is 2.

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