What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2993 and 3013?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2993 and 3013 is 1.

GCF(2993,3013) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2993 and 3013, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2993 and 3013.

How to find the GCF of 2993 and 3013?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2993 and 3013. After we will calculate the factors of 2993 and 3013 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2993

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

2993 = 41¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3013

Prime factors of 3013 are 23, 131. Prime factorization of 3013 in exponential form is:

3013 = 23¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 2993

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

1, 41, 73

Step-4: Factors of 3013

List of positive integer factors of 3013 that divides 2993 without a remainder.

1, 23, 131

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2993 and 3013. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2993 and 3013 is 1.

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