What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2999 and 3017?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2999 and 3017 is 1.

GCF(2999,3017) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2999 and 3017, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2999 and 3017.

How to find the GCF of 2999 and 3017?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2999 and 3017. After we will calculate the factors of 2999 and 3017 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2999

Prime factors of 2999 are 2999. Prime factorization of 2999 in exponential form is:

2999 = 2999¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3017

Prime factors of 3017 are 7, 431. Prime factorization of 3017 in exponential form is:

3017 = 7¹ × 431¹

Step-3: Factors of 2999

List of positive integer factors of 2999 that divides 2999 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 3017

List of positive integer factors of 3017 that divides 2999 without a remainder.

1, 7, 431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2999 and 3017. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2999 and 3017 is 1.

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