What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9272 and 9278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9272 and 9278 is 2.

GCF(9272,9278) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9272 and 9278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9272 and 9278.

How to find the GCF of 9272 and 9278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9272 and 9278. After we will calculate the factors of 9272 and 9278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9272

Prime factors of 9272 are 2, 19, 61. Prime factorization of 9272 in exponential form is:

9272 = 2³ × 19¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9278

Prime factors of 9278 are 2, 4639. Prime factorization of 9278 in exponential form is:

9278 = 2¹ × 4639¹

Step-3: Factors of 9272

List of positive integer factors of 9272 that divides 9272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 19, 38, 61, 76, 122, 152, 244, 488, 1159, 2318, 4636

Step-4: Factors of 9278

List of positive integer factors of 9278 that divides 9272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4639

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9272 and 9278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9272 and 9278 is 2.

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