What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2003 and 2017?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2003 and 2017 is 1.

GCF(2003,2017) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2003 and 2017, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2003 and 2017.

How to find the GCF of 2003 and 2017?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2003 and 2017. After we will calculate the factors of 2003 and 2017 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2003

Prime factors of 2003 are 2003. Prime factorization of 2003 in exponential form is:

2003 = 2003¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2017

Prime factors of 2017 are 2017. Prime factorization of 2017 in exponential form is:

2017 = 2017¹

Step-3: Factors of 2003

List of positive integer factors of 2003 that divides 2003 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 2017

List of positive integer factors of 2017 that divides 2003 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2003 and 2017. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2003 and 2017 is 1.

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