What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1001 and 1017?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1001 and 1017 is 1.

GCF(1001,1017) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1001 and 1017, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1001 and 1017.

How to find the GCF of 1001 and 1017?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1001 and 1017. After we will calculate the factors of 1001 and 1017 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1001

Prime factors of 1001 are 7, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 1001 in exponential form is:

1001 = 7¹ × 11¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1017

Prime factors of 1017 are 3, 113. Prime factorization of 1017 in exponential form is:

1017 = 3² × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 1001

List of positive integer factors of 1001 that divides 1001 without a remainder.

1, 7, 11, 13, 77, 91, 143

Step-4: Factors of 1017

List of positive integer factors of 1017 that divides 1001 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 113, 339

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1001 and 1017. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1001 and 1017 is 1.

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