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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2001 and 2015?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2001 and 2015 is 1.

GCF(2001,2015) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2001 and 2015, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2001 and 2015.

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How to find the GCF of 2001 and 2015?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2001 and 2015. After we will calculate the factors of 2001 and 2015 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2001

Prime factors of 2001 are 3, 23, 29. Prime factorization of 2001 in exponential form is:

2001 = 31 × 231 × 291

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2015

Prime factors of 2015 are 5, 13, 31. Prime factorization of 2015 in exponential form is:

2015 = 51 × 131 × 311

Step-3: Factors of 2001

List of positive integer factors of 2001 that divides 2001 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 29, 69, 87, 667

Step-4: Factors of 2015

List of positive integer factors of 2015 that divides 2001 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 31, 65, 155, 403

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2001 and 2015. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2001 and 2015 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2001 and 2015