What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9342 and 9358?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9342 and 9358 is 2.

GCF(9342,9358) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9342 and 9358, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9342 and 9358.

How to find the GCF of 9342 and 9358?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9342 and 9358. After we will calculate the factors of 9342 and 9358 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9342

Prime factors of 9342 are 2, 3, 173. Prime factorization of 9342 in exponential form is:

9342 = 2¹ × 3³ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9358

Prime factors of 9358 are 2, 4679. Prime factorization of 9358 in exponential form is:

9358 = 2¹ × 4679¹

Step-3: Factors of 9342

List of positive integer factors of 9342 that divides 9342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 173, 346, 519, 1038, 1557, 3114, 4671

Step-4: Factors of 9358

List of positive integer factors of 9358 that divides 9342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4679

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9342 and 9358. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9342 and 9358 is 2.

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