What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2079 and 2097?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2079 and 2097 is 9.

GCF(2079,2097) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2079 and 2097, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2079 and 2097.

How to find the GCF of 2079 and 2097?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2079 and 2097. After we will calculate the factors of 2079 and 2097 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2097

Prime factors of 2097 are 3, 233. Prime factorization of 2097 in exponential form is:

2097 = 3² × 233¹

Step-3: Factors of 2079

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2097

List of positive integer factors of 2097 that divides 2079 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 233, 699

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2079 and 2097. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2079 and 2097 is 9.

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