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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2995 and 3001?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2995 and 3001 is 1.

GCF(2995,3001) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2995 and 3001, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2995 and 3001.

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How to find the GCF of 2995 and 3001?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2995 and 3001. After we will calculate the factors of 2995 and 3001 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2995

Prime factors of 2995 are 5, 599. Prime factorization of 2995 in exponential form is:

2995 = 51 × 5991

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 2995

List of positive integer factors of 2995 that divides 2995 without a remainder.

1, 5, 599

Step-4: Factors of 3001

List of positive integer factors of 3001 that divides 2995 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2995 and 3001. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2995 and 3001 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2995 and 3001