What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2006 and 2011?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2006 and 2011 is 1.

GCF(2006,2011) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2006 and 2011, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2006 and 2011.

How to find the GCF of 2006 and 2011?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2006 and 2011. After we will calculate the factors of 2006 and 2011 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2011

Prime factors of 2011 are 2011. Prime factorization of 2011 in exponential form is:

2011 = 2011¹

Step-3: Factors of 2006

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2011

List of positive integer factors of 2011 that divides 2006 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2006 and 2011. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2006 and 2011 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2006 and 2011