What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1993 and 2000?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1993 and 2000 is 1.

GCF(1993,2000) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1993 and 2000, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1993 and 2000.

How to find the GCF of 1993 and 2000?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1993 and 2000. After we will calculate the factors of 1993 and 2000 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1993

Prime factors of 1993 are 1993. Prime factorization of 1993 in exponential form is:

1993 = 1993¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2000

Prime factors of 2000 are 2, 5. Prime factorization of 2000 in exponential form is:

2000 = 2⁴ × 5³

Step-3: Factors of 1993

List of positive integer factors of 1993 that divides 1993 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 2000

List of positive integer factors of 2000 that divides 1993 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 25, 40, 50, 80, 100, 125, 200, 250, 400, 500, 1000

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1993 and 2000. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1993 and 2000 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1993 and 2000