What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2601 and 2605?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2601 and 2605 is 1.

GCF(2601,2605) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2601 and 2605, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2601 and 2605.

How to find the GCF of 2601 and 2605?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2601 and 2605. After we will calculate the factors of 2601 and 2605 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2601

Prime factors of 2601 are 3, 17. Prime factorization of 2601 in exponential form is:

2601 = 3² × 17²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2605

Prime factors of 2605 are 5, 521. Prime factorization of 2605 in exponential form is:

2605 = 5¹ × 521¹

Step-3: Factors of 2601

List of positive integer factors of 2601 that divides 2601 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 51, 153, 289, 867

Step-4: Factors of 2605

List of positive integer factors of 2605 that divides 2601 without a remainder.

1, 5, 521

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2601 and 2605. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2601 and 2605 is 1.

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