What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2973 and 2988?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2973 and 2988 is 3.

GCF(2973,2988) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2973 and 2988, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2973 and 2988.

How to find the GCF of 2973 and 2988?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2973 and 2988. After we will calculate the factors of 2973 and 2988 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2973

Prime factors of 2973 are 3, 991. Prime factorization of 2973 in exponential form is:

2973 = 3¹ × 991¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2988

Prime factors of 2988 are 2, 3, 83. Prime factorization of 2988 in exponential form is:

2988 = 2² × 3² × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 2973

List of positive integer factors of 2973 that divides 2973 without a remainder.

1, 3, 991

Step-4: Factors of 2988

List of positive integer factors of 2988 that divides 2973 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 83, 166, 249, 332, 498, 747, 996, 1494

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2973 and 2988. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2973 and 2988 is 3.

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