What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3078 and 3086?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3078 and 3086 is 2.

GCF(3078,3086) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3078 and 3086, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3078 and 3086.

How to find the GCF of 3078 and 3086?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3078 and 3086. After we will calculate the factors of 3078 and 3086 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 3086

Prime factors of 3086 are 2, 1543. Prime factorization of 3086 in exponential form is:

3086 = 2¹ × 1543¹

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 3086

List of positive integer factors of 3086 that divides 3078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1543

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3078 and 3086. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3078 and 3086 is 2.

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