What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3056 and 3061?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3056 and 3061 is 1.

GCF(3056,3061) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3056 and 3061, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3056 and 3061.

How to find the GCF of 3056 and 3061?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3056 and 3061. After we will calculate the factors of 3056 and 3061 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3056

Prime factors of 3056 are 2, 191. Prime factorization of 3056 in exponential form is:

3056 = 2⁴ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3061

Prime factors of 3061 are 3061. Prime factorization of 3061 in exponential form is:

3061 = 3061¹

Step-3: Factors of 3056

List of positive integer factors of 3056 that divides 3056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 191, 382, 764, 1528

Step-4: Factors of 3061

List of positive integer factors of 3061 that divides 3056 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3056 and 3061. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3056 and 3061 is 1.

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