What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2983 and 3001?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2983 and 3001 is 1.

GCF(2983,3001) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2983 and 3001, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2983 and 3001.

How to find the GCF of 2983 and 3001?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2983 and 3001. After we will calculate the factors of 2983 and 3001 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2983

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

2983 = 19¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3001

Prime factors of 3001 are 3001. Prime factorization of 3001 in exponential form is:

3001 = 3001¹

Step-3: Factors of 2983

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

1, 19, 157

Step-4: Factors of 3001

List of positive integer factors of 3001 that divides 2983 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2983 and 3001. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2983 and 3001 is 1.

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