What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9261 and 9279?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9261 and 9279 is 9.

GCF(9261,9279) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9261 and 9279, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9261 and 9279.

How to find the GCF of 9261 and 9279?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9261 and 9279. After we will calculate the factors of 9261 and 9279 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9261

Prime factors of 9261 are 3, 7. Prime factorization of 9261 in exponential form is:

9261 = 3³ × 7³

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9279

Prime factors of 9279 are 3, 1031. Prime factorization of 9279 in exponential form is:

9279 = 3² × 1031¹

Step-3: Factors of 9261

List of positive integer factors of 9261 that divides 9261 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 27, 49, 63, 147, 189, 343, 441, 1029, 1323, 3087

Step-4: Factors of 9279

List of positive integer factors of 9279 that divides 9261 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 1031, 3093

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9261 and 9279. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9261 and 9279 is 9.

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