What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2073 and 2079?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2073 and 2079 is 3.

GCF(2073,2079) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2073 and 2079, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2073 and 2079.

How to find the GCF of 2073 and 2079?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2073 and 2079. After we will calculate the factors of 2073 and 2079 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2073

Prime factors of 2073 are 3, 691. Prime factorization of 2073 in exponential form is:

2073 = 3¹ × 691¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2079

Prime factors of 2079 are 3, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 2079 in exponential form is:

2079 = 3³ × 7¹ × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 2073

List of positive integer factors of 2073 that divides 2073 without a remainder.

1, 3, 691

Step-4: Factors of 2079

List of positive integer factors of 2079 that divides 2073 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 21, 27, 33, 63, 77, 99, 189, 231, 297, 693

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2073 and 2079. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2073 and 2079 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2073 and 2079