What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3058 and 3062?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3058 and 3062 is 2.

GCF(3058,3062) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3058 and 3062, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3058 and 3062.

How to find the GCF of 3058 and 3062?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3058 and 3062. After we will calculate the factors of 3058 and 3062 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3058

Prime factors of 3058 are 2, 11, 139. Prime factorization of 3058 in exponential form is:

3058 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3062

Prime factors of 3062 are 2, 1531. Prime factorization of 3062 in exponential form is:

3062 = 2¹ × 1531¹

Step-3: Factors of 3058

List of positive integer factors of 3058 that divides 3058 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 139, 278, 1529

Step-4: Factors of 3062

List of positive integer factors of 3062 that divides 3058 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1531

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3058 and 3062. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3058 and 3062 is 2.

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