Greatest Common Factor of 3048 and 3056

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 3048, 3056 i.e. 8 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3048 and 3056 is 8.

GCF(3048,3056) = 8

GCF of 3048 and 3056

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 3048 and 3056

GCF of 3048 and 3056 is 8

Prime Factorization of 3048


2 3048
2 1524
2 762
3 381
127 127
1

Prime factors of 3048 are 2,3,127. Prime factorization of 3048 in exponential form is:

3048 = 23×31×1271

Prime Factorization of 3056


2 3056
2 1528
2 764
2 382
191 191
1

Prime factors of 3056 are 2,191. Prime factorization of 3056 in exponential form is:

3056 = 24×1911

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 3048 and 3056 is 8

Greatest Common Factor of 3048 and 3056 by matching factors method

Factors of 3048

List of positive integer factors of 3048 that divides 3048 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,8,12,24,127,254,381,508,762,1016,1524,3048

Factors of 3056

List of positive integer factors of 3056 that divides 3056 without a remainder.

1,2,4,8,16,191,382,764,1528,3056

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3048 and 3056. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3048 and 3056 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3048 and 3056

Properties of GCF 3048 and 3056

(i) The GCF of 3048 and 3056 is associative

GCF of 3048 and 3056 = GCF of 3056 and 3048

Related Greatest Common Factor of 3048

Related Greatest Common Factor of 3056

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 3048 and 3056

1. What is the GCF of 3048 and 3056?

Answer: GCF of 3048 and 3056 is 8.

2. What are the Factors of 3048?

Answer: Factors of 3048 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 127, 254, 381, 508, 762, 1016, 1524, 3048. There are 16 integers that are factors of 3048. The greatest factor of 3048 is 3048.

3. What are the Factors of 3056?

Answer: Factors of 3056 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 191, 382, 764, 1528, 3056. There are 10 integers that are factors of 3056. The greatest factor of 3056 is 3056.

4. How to Find the GCF of 3048 and 3056?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 3048 and 3056 = 8

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 3048

3048 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 127

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 3056

3056 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 191

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = 2 x 2 x 2 = 8

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 3048 and 3056 is 8