What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2002 and 2006?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2002 and 2006 is 2.

GCF(2002,2006) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2002 and 2006, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2002 and 2006.

How to find the GCF of 2002 and 2006?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2002 and 2006. After we will calculate the factors of 2002 and 2006 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2002

Prime factors of 2002 are 2, 7, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 2002 in exponential form is:

2002 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2006

Prime factors of 2006 are 2, 17, 59. Prime factorization of 2006 in exponential form is:

2006 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 2002

List of positive integer factors of 2002 that divides 2002 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 11, 13, 14, 22, 26, 77, 91, 143, 154, 182, 286, 1001

Step-4: Factors of 2006

List of positive integer factors of 2006 that divides 2002 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 59, 118, 1003

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2002 and 2006. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2002 and 2006 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2002 and 2006