What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9138 and 9146?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9138 and 9146 is 2.

GCF(9138,9146) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9138 and 9146, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9138 and 9146.

How to find the GCF of 9138 and 9146?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9138 and 9146. After we will calculate the factors of 9138 and 9146 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9138

Prime factors of 9138 are 2, 3, 1523. Prime factorization of 9138 in exponential form is:

9138 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1523¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9146

Prime factors of 9146 are 2, 17, 269. Prime factorization of 9146 in exponential form is:

9146 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 9138

List of positive integer factors of 9138 that divides 9138 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1523, 3046, 4569

Step-4: Factors of 9146

List of positive integer factors of 9146 that divides 9138 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 269, 538, 4573

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9138 and 9146. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9138 and 9146 is 2.

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