What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2963 and 2977?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2963 and 2977 is 1.

GCF(2963,2977) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2963 and 2977, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2963 and 2977.

How to find the GCF of 2963 and 2977?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2963 and 2977. After we will calculate the factors of 2963 and 2977 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2963

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

2963 = 2963¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2977

Prime factors of 2977 are 13, 229. Prime factorization of 2977 in exponential form is:

2977 = 13¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 2963

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

Step-4: Factors of 2977

List of positive integer factors of 2977 that divides 2963 without a remainder.

1, 13, 229

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2963 and 2977. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2963 and 2977 is 1.

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