What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9231 and 9249?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9231 and 9249 is 3.

GCF(9231,9249) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9231 and 9249, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9231 and 9249.

How to find the GCF of 9231 and 9249?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9231 and 9249. After we will calculate the factors of 9231 and 9249 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9231

Prime factors of 9231 are 3, 17, 181. Prime factorization of 9231 in exponential form is:

9231 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9249

Prime factors of 9249 are 3, 3083. Prime factorization of 9249 in exponential form is:

9249 = 3¹ × 3083¹

Step-3: Factors of 9231

List of positive integer factors of 9231 that divides 9231 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 181, 543, 3077

Step-4: Factors of 9249

List of positive integer factors of 9249 that divides 9231 without a remainder.

1, 3, 3083

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9231 and 9249. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9231 and 9249 is 3.

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