What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1003 and 1016?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1003 and 1016 is 1.

GCF(1003,1016) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1003 and 1016, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1003 and 1016.

How to find the GCF of 1003 and 1016?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1003 and 1016. After we will calculate the factors of 1003 and 1016 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1003

Prime factors of 1003 are 17, 59. Prime factorization of 1003 in exponential form is:

1003 = 17¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1016

Prime factors of 1016 are 2, 127. Prime factorization of 1016 in exponential form is:

1016 = 2³ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 1003

List of positive integer factors of 1003 that divides 1003 without a remainder.

1, 17, 59

Step-4: Factors of 1016

List of positive integer factors of 1016 that divides 1003 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 127, 254, 508

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1003 and 1016. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1003 and 1016 is 1.

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