What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2949 and 2963?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2949 and 2963 is 1.

GCF(2949,2963) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2949 and 2963, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2949 and 2963.

How to find the GCF of 2949 and 2963?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2949 and 2963. After we will calculate the factors of 2949 and 2963 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2949

Prime factors of 2949 are 3, 983. Prime factorization of 2949 in exponential form is:

2949 = 3¹ × 983¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2963

Prime factors of 2963 are 2963. Prime factorization of 2963 in exponential form is:

2963 = 2963¹

Step-3: Factors of 2949

List of positive integer factors of 2949 that divides 2949 without a remainder.

1, 3, 983

Step-4: Factors of 2963

List of positive integer factors of 2963 that divides 2949 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2949 and 2963. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2949 and 2963 is 1.

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