What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2967 and 2974?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2967 and 2974 is 1.

GCF(2967,2974) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2967 and 2974, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2967 and 2974.

How to find the GCF of 2967 and 2974?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2967 and 2974. After we will calculate the factors of 2967 and 2974 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2967

Prime factors of 2967 are 3, 23, 43. Prime factorization of 2967 in exponential form is:

2967 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2974

Prime factors of 2974 are 2, 1487. Prime factorization of 2974 in exponential form is:

2974 = 2¹ × 1487¹

Step-3: Factors of 2967

List of positive integer factors of 2967 that divides 2967 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 43, 69, 129, 989

Step-4: Factors of 2974

List of positive integer factors of 2974 that divides 2967 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1487

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2967 and 2974. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2967 and 2974 is 1.

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