What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2977 and 2983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2977 and 2983 is 1.

GCF(2977,2983) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2977 and 2983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2977 and 2983.

How to find the GCF of 2977 and 2983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2977 and 2983. After we will calculate the factors of 2977 and 2983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2977

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

2977 = 13¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2983

Prime factors of 2983 are 19, 157. Prime factorization of 2983 in exponential form is:

2983 = 19¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 2977

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

1, 13, 229

Step-4: Factors of 2983

List of positive integer factors of 2983 that divides 2977 without a remainder.

1, 19, 157

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2977 and 2983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2977 and 2983 is 1.

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