What is the Greatest Common Factor of 990 and 1003?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 990 and 1003 is 1.

GCF(990,1003) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 990 and 1003, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 990 and 1003.

How to find the GCF of 990 and 1003?

We will first find the prime factorization of 990 and 1003. After we will calculate the factors of 990 and 1003 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 990

Prime factors of 990 are 2, 3, 5, 11. Prime factorization of 990 in exponential form is:

990 = 2¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1003

Prime factors of 1003 are 17, 59. Prime factorization of 1003 in exponential form is:

1003 = 17¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 990

List of positive integer factors of 990 that divides 990 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 15, 18, 22, 30, 33, 45, 55, 66, 90, 99, 110, 165, 198, 330, 495

Step-4: Factors of 1003

List of positive integer factors of 1003 that divides 990 without a remainder.

1, 17, 59

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 990 and 1003. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 990 and 1003 is 1.

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