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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2001 and 2017?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2001 and 2017 is 1.

GCF(2001,2017) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2001 and 2017, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2001 and 2017.

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How to find the GCF of 2001 and 2017?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2001 and 2017. After we will calculate the factors of 2001 and 2017 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 2017

Prime factors of 2017 are 2017. Prime factorization of 2017 in exponential form is:

2017 = 20171

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 2017

List of positive integer factors of 2017 that divides 2001 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2001 and 2017. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2001 and 2017 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2001 and 2017