What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3081 and 3087?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3081 and 3087 is 3.

GCF(3081,3087) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3081 and 3087, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3081 and 3087.

How to find the GCF of 3081 and 3087?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3081 and 3087. After we will calculate the factors of 3081 and 3087 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3081

Prime factors of 3081 are 3, 13, 79. Prime factorization of 3081 in exponential form is:

3081 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3087

Prime factors of 3087 are 3, 7. Prime factorization of 3087 in exponential form is:

3087 = 3² × 7³

Step-3: Factors of 3081

List of positive integer factors of 3081 that divides 3081 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 79, 237, 1027

Step-4: Factors of 3087

List of positive integer factors of 3087 that divides 3081 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 49, 63, 147, 343, 441, 1029

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3081 and 3087. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3081 and 3087 is 3.

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