What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2003 and 2018?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2003 and 2018 is 1.

GCF(2003,2018) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2003 and 2018, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2003 and 2018.

How to find the GCF of 2003 and 2018?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2003 and 2018. After we will calculate the factors of 2003 and 2018 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 2018

Prime factors of 2018 are 2, 1009. Prime factorization of 2018 in exponential form is:

2018 = 2¹ × 1009¹

Step-3: Factors of 2003

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

Step-4: Factors of 2018

List of positive integer factors of 2018 that divides 2003 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1009

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2003 and 2018. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2003 and 2018 is 1.

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