What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2505 and 2517?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2505 and 2517 is 3.

GCF(2505,2517) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2505 and 2517, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2505 and 2517.

How to find the GCF of 2505 and 2517?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2505 and 2517. After we will calculate the factors of 2505 and 2517 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2505

Prime factors of 2505 are 3, 5, 167. Prime factorization of 2505 in exponential form is:

2505 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2517

Prime factors of 2517 are 3, 839. Prime factorization of 2517 in exponential form is:

2517 = 3¹ × 839¹

Step-3: Factors of 2505

List of positive integer factors of 2505 that divides 2505 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 167, 501, 835

Step-4: Factors of 2517

List of positive integer factors of 2517 that divides 2505 without a remainder.

1, 3, 839

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2505 and 2517. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2505 and 2517 is 3.

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