What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3078 and 3088?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3078 and 3088 is 2.

GCF(3078,3088) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3078 and 3088, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3078 and 3088.

How to find the GCF of 3078 and 3088?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3078 and 3088. After we will calculate the factors of 3078 and 3088 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3078

Prime factors of 3078 are 2, 3, 19. Prime factorization of 3078 in exponential form is:

3078 = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3088

Prime factors of 3088 are 2, 193. Prime factorization of 3088 in exponential form is:

3088 = 2⁴ × 193¹

Step-3: Factors of 3078

List of positive integer factors of 3078 that divides 3078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 19, 27, 38, 54, 57, 81, 114, 162, 171, 342, 513, 1026, 1539

Step-4: Factors of 3088

List of positive integer factors of 3088 that divides 3078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 193, 386, 772, 1544

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3078 and 3088. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3078 and 3088 is 2.

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