What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2997 and 3014?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2997 and 3014 is 1.

GCF(2997,3014) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2997 and 3014, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2997 and 3014.

How to find the GCF of 2997 and 3014?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2997 and 3014. After we will calculate the factors of 2997 and 3014 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2997

Prime factors of 2997 are 3, 37. Prime factorization of 2997 in exponential form is:

2997 = 3⁴ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3014

Prime factors of 3014 are 2, 11, 137. Prime factorization of 3014 in exponential form is:

3014 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 2997

List of positive integer factors of 2997 that divides 2997 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 37, 81, 111, 333, 999

Step-4: Factors of 3014

List of positive integer factors of 3014 that divides 2997 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 137, 274, 1507

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2997 and 3014. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2997 and 3014 is 1.

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