What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1002 and 1015?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1002 and 1015 is 1.

GCF(1002,1015) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1002 and 1015, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1002 and 1015.

How to find the GCF of 1002 and 1015?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1002 and 1015. After we will calculate the factors of 1002 and 1015 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1002

Prime factors of 1002 are 2, 3, 167. Prime factorization of 1002 in exponential form is:

1002 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1015

Prime factors of 1015 are 5, 7, 29. Prime factorization of 1015 in exponential form is:

1015 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 1002

List of positive integer factors of 1002 that divides 1002 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 167, 334, 501

Step-4: Factors of 1015

List of positive integer factors of 1015 that divides 1002 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 29, 35, 145, 203

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1002 and 1015. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1002 and 1015 is 1.

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