What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2987 and 2993?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2987 and 2993 is 1.

GCF(2987,2993) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2987 and 2993, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2987 and 2993.

How to find the GCF of 2987 and 2993?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2987 and 2993. After we will calculate the factors of 2987 and 2993 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2987

Prime factors of 2987 are 29, 103. Prime factorization of 2987 in exponential form is:

2987 = 29¹ × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2993

Prime factors of 2993 are 41, 73. Prime factorization of 2993 in exponential form is:

2993 = 41¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 2987

List of positive integer factors of 2987 that divides 2987 without a remainder.

1, 29, 103

Step-4: Factors of 2993

List of positive integer factors of 2993 that divides 2987 without a remainder.

1, 41, 73

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2987 and 2993. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2987 and 2993 is 1.

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