What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2979 and 2994?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2979 and 2994 is 3.

GCF(2979,2994) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2979 and 2994, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2979 and 2994.

How to find the GCF of 2979 and 2994?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2979 and 2994. After we will calculate the factors of 2979 and 2994 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2979

Prime factors of 2979 are 3, 331. Prime factorization of 2979 in exponential form is:

2979 = 3² × 331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2994

Prime factors of 2994 are 2, 3, 499. Prime factorization of 2994 in exponential form is:

2994 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 499¹

Step-3: Factors of 2979

List of positive integer factors of 2979 that divides 2979 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 331, 993

Step-4: Factors of 2994

List of positive integer factors of 2994 that divides 2979 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 499, 998, 1497

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2979 and 2994. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2979 and 2994 is 3.

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