What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2017 and 2022?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2017 and 2022 is 1.

GCF(2017,2022) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2017 and 2022, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2017 and 2022.

How to find the GCF of 2017 and 2022?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2017 and 2022. After we will calculate the factors of 2017 and 2022 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2017

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

2017 = 2017¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2022

Prime factors of 2022 are 2, 3, 337. Prime factorization of 2022 in exponential form is:

2022 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 337¹

Step-3: Factors of 2017

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

Step-4: Factors of 2022

List of positive integer factors of 2022 that divides 2017 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 337, 674, 1011

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2017 and 2022. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2017 and 2022 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2017 and 2022