What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9381 and 9396?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9381 and 9396 is 3.

GCF(9381,9396) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9381 and 9396, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9381 and 9396.

How to find the GCF of 9381 and 9396?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9381 and 9396. After we will calculate the factors of 9381 and 9396 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9381

Prime factors of 9381 are 3, 53, 59. Prime factorization of 9381 in exponential form is:

9381 = 3¹ × 53¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9396

Prime factors of 9396 are 2, 3, 29. Prime factorization of 9396 in exponential form is:

9396 = 2² × 3⁴ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 9381

List of positive integer factors of 9381 that divides 9381 without a remainder.

1, 3, 53, 59, 159, 177, 3127

Step-4: Factors of 9396

List of positive integer factors of 9396 that divides 9381 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 29, 36, 54, 58, 81, 87, 108, 116, 162, 174, 261, 324, 348, 522, 783, 1044, 1566, 2349, 3132, 4698

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9381 and 9396. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9381 and 9396 is 3.

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