What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2601 and 2621?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2601 and 2621 is 1.

GCF(2601,2621) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2601 and 2621, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2601 and 2621.

How to find the GCF of 2601 and 2621?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2601 and 2621. After we will calculate the factors of 2601 and 2621 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2601

Prime factors of 2601 are 3, 17. Prime factorization of 2601 in exponential form is:

2601 = 3² × 17²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2621

Prime factors of 2621 are 2621. Prime factorization of 2621 in exponential form is:

2621 = 2621¹

Step-3: Factors of 2601

List of positive integer factors of 2601 that divides 2601 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 51, 153, 289, 867

Step-4: Factors of 2621

List of positive integer factors of 2621 that divides 2601 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2601 and 2621. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2601 and 2621 is 1.

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