What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2979 and 2993?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2979 and 2993 is 1.

GCF(2979,2993) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2979 and 2993, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2979 and 2993.

How to find the GCF of 2979 and 2993?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2979 and 2993. After we will calculate the factors of 2979 and 2993 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2979

Prime factors of 2979 are 3, 331. Prime factorization of 2979 in exponential form is:

2979 = 3² × 331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2993

Prime factors of 2993 are 41, 73. Prime factorization of 2993 in exponential form is:

2993 = 41¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 2979

List of positive integer factors of 2979 that divides 2979 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 331, 993

Step-4: Factors of 2993

List of positive integer factors of 2993 that divides 2979 without a remainder.

1, 41, 73

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2979 and 2993. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2979 and 2993 is 1.

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