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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 993 and 1005?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 993 and 1005 is 3.

GCF(993,1005) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 993 and 1005, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 993 and 1005.

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How to find the GCF of 993 and 1005?

We will first find the prime factorization of 993 and 1005. After we will calculate the factors of 993 and 1005 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 993

Prime factors of 993 are 3, 331. Prime factorization of 993 in exponential form is:

993 = 31 × 3311

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1005

Prime factors of 1005 are 3, 5, 67. Prime factorization of 1005 in exponential form is:

1005 = 31 × 51 × 671

Step-3: Factors of 993

List of positive integer factors of 993 that divides 993 without a remainder.

1, 3, 331

Step-4: Factors of 1005

List of positive integer factors of 1005 that divides 993 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 67, 201, 335

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 993 and 1005. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 993 and 1005 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 993 and 1005