What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3056 and 3068?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3056 and 3068 is 4.

GCF(3056,3068) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3056 and 3068, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3056 and 3068.

How to find the GCF of 3056 and 3068?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3056 and 3068. After we will calculate the factors of 3056 and 3068 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 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 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 3068

List of positive integer factors of 3068 that divides 3056 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 3056 and 3068. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3056 and 3068 is 4.

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