What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2085 and 2098?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2085 and 2098 is 1.

GCF(2085,2098) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2085 and 2098, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2085 and 2098.

How to find the GCF of 2085 and 2098?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2085 and 2098. After we will calculate the factors of 2085 and 2098 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2085

Prime factors of 2085 are 3, 5, 139. Prime factorization of 2085 in exponential form is:

2085 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2098

Prime factors of 2098 are 2, 1049. Prime factorization of 2098 in exponential form is:

2098 = 2¹ × 1049¹

Step-3: Factors of 2085

List of positive integer factors of 2085 that divides 2085 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 139, 417, 695

Step-4: Factors of 2098

List of positive integer factors of 2098 that divides 2085 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1049

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2085 and 2098. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2085 and 2098 is 1.

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