What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2949 and 2969?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2949 and 2969 is 1.

GCF(2949,2969) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2949 and 2969, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2949 and 2969.

How to find the GCF of 2949 and 2969?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2949 and 2969. After we will calculate the factors of 2949 and 2969 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2949

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

2949 = 3¹ × 983¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2969

Prime factors of 2969 are 2969. Prime factorization of 2969 in exponential form is:

2969 = 2969¹

Step-3: Factors of 2949

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

1, 3, 983

Step-4: Factors of 2969

List of positive integer factors of 2969 that divides 2949 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2949 and 2969. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2949 and 2969 is 1.

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