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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2953 and 2966?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2953 and 2966 is 1.

GCF(2953,2966) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2953 and 2966, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2953 and 2966.

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How to find the GCF of 2953 and 2966?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2953 and 2966. After we will calculate the factors of 2953 and 2966 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2953

Prime factors of 2953 are 2953. Prime factorization of 2953 in exponential form is:

2953 = 29531

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2966

Prime factors of 2966 are 2, 1483. Prime factorization of 2966 in exponential form is:

2966 = 21 × 14831

Step-3: Factors of 2953

List of positive integer factors of 2953 that divides 2953 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 2966

List of positive integer factors of 2966 that divides 2953 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1483

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2953 and 2966. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2953 and 2966 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2953 and 2966