What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2939 and 2949?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2939 and 2949 is 1.

GCF(2939,2949) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2939 and 2949, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2939 and 2949.

How to find the GCF of 2939 and 2949?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2939 and 2949. After we will calculate the factors of 2939 and 2949 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2939

Prime factors of 2939 are 2939. Prime factorization of 2939 in exponential form is:

2939 = 2939¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2949

Prime factors of 2949 are 3, 983. Prime factorization of 2949 in exponential form is:

2949 = 3¹ × 983¹

Step-3: Factors of 2939

List of positive integer factors of 2939 that divides 2939 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 2949

List of positive integer factors of 2949 that divides 2939 without a remainder.

1, 3, 983

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2939 and 2949. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2939 and 2949 is 1.

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