What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2995 and 3002?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2995 and 3002 is 1.

GCF(2995,3002) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2995 and 3002, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2995 and 3002.

How to find the GCF of 2995 and 3002?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2995 and 3002. After we will calculate the factors of 2995 and 3002 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 3002

Prime factors of 3002 are 2, 19, 79. Prime factorization of 3002 in exponential form is:

3002 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 79¹

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 3002

List of positive integer factors of 3002 that divides 2995 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 79, 158, 1501

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2995 and 3002. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2995 and 3002 is 1.

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