What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7002 and 7017?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7002 and 7017 is 3.

GCF(7002,7017) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7002 and 7017, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7002 and 7017.

How to find the GCF of 7002 and 7017?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7002 and 7017. After we will calculate the factors of 7002 and 7017 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7002

Prime factors of 7002 are 2, 3, 389. Prime factorization of 7002 in exponential form is:

7002 = 2¹ × 3² × 389¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7017

Prime factors of 7017 are 3, 2339. Prime factorization of 7017 in exponential form is:

7017 = 3¹ × 2339¹

Step-3: Factors of 7002

List of positive integer factors of 7002 that divides 7002 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 389, 778, 1167, 2334, 3501

Step-4: Factors of 7017

List of positive integer factors of 7017 that divides 7002 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2339

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7002 and 7017. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7002 and 7017 is 3.

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