Greatest Common Factor of 2012 and 2017

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 2012, 2017 i.e. 1 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2012 and 2017 is 1.

GCF(2012,2017) = 1

GCF of 2012 and 2017

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 2012 and 2017

GCF of 2012 and 2017 is 1

Prime Factorization of 2012


2 2012
2 1006
503 503
1

Prime factors of 2012 are 2,503. Prime factorization of 2012 in exponential form is:

2012 = 22×5031

Prime Factorization of 2017


2017 2017
1

Prime factors of 2017 are 2017. Prime factorization of 2017 in exponential form is:

2017 = 20171

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 2012 and 2017 is 1

Greatest Common Factor of 2012 and 2017 by matching factors method

Factors of 2012

List of positive integer factors of 2012 that divides 2012 without a remainder.

1,2,4,503,1006,2012

Factors of 2017

List of positive integer factors of 2017 that divides 2017 without a remainder.

1,2017

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2012 and 2017. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2012 and 2017 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2012 and 2017

Properties of GCF 2012 and 2017

(i) The GCF of 2012 and 2017 is associative

GCF of 2012 and 2017 = GCF of 2017 and 2012

Related Greatest Common Factor of 2012

Related Greatest Common Factor of 2017

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 2012 and 2017

1. What is the GCF of 2012 and 2017?

Answer: GCF of 2012 and 2017 is 1.

2. What are the Factors of 2012?

Answer: Factors of 2012 are 1, 2, 4, 503, 1006, 2012. There are 6 integers that are factors of 2012. The greatest factor of 2012 is 2012.

3. What are the Factors of 2017?

Answer: Factors of 2017 are 1, 2017. There are 2 integers that are factors of 2017. The greatest factor of 2017 is 2017.

4. How to Find the GCF of 2012 and 2017?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 2012 and 2017 = 1

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 2012

2012 = 2 x 2 x 503

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 2017

2017 = 2017

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = = 1

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 2012 and 2017 is 1