What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2010 and 2020?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2010 and 2020 is 10.

GCF(2010,2020) = 10

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2010 and 2020, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2010 and 2020.

How to find the GCF of 2010 and 2020?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2010 and 2020. After we will calculate the factors of 2010 and 2020 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2010

Prime factors of 2010 are 2, 3, 5, 67. Prime factorization of 2010 in exponential form is:

2010 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2020

Prime factors of 2020 are 2, 5, 101. Prime factorization of 2020 in exponential form is:

2020 = 2² × 5¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 2010

List of positive integer factors of 2010 that divides 2010 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 67, 134, 201, 335, 402, 670, 1005

Step-4: Factors of 2020

List of positive integer factors of 2020 that divides 2010 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 101, 202, 404, 505, 1010

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2010 and 2020. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2010 and 2020 is 10.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2010 and 2020