What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9158 and 9172?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9158 and 9172 is 2.

GCF(9158,9172) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9158 and 9172, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9158 and 9172.

How to find the GCF of 9158 and 9172?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9158 and 9172. After we will calculate the factors of 9158 and 9172 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9158

Prime factors of 9158 are 2, 19, 241. Prime factorization of 9158 in exponential form is:

9158 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 241¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9172

Prime factors of 9172 are 2, 2293. Prime factorization of 9172 in exponential form is:

9172 = 2² × 2293¹

Step-3: Factors of 9158

List of positive integer factors of 9158 that divides 9158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 241, 482, 4579

Step-4: Factors of 9172

List of positive integer factors of 9172 that divides 9158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2293, 4586

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9158 and 9172. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9158 and 9172 is 2.

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