What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9401 and 9418?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9401 and 9418 is 17.

GCF(9401,9418) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9401 and 9418, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9401 and 9418.

How to find the GCF of 9401 and 9418?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9401 and 9418. After we will calculate the factors of 9401 and 9418 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9401

Prime factors of 9401 are 7, 17, 79. Prime factorization of 9401 in exponential form is:

9401 = 7¹ × 17¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9418

Prime factors of 9418 are 2, 17, 277. Prime factorization of 9418 in exponential form is:

9418 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 9401

List of positive integer factors of 9401 that divides 9401 without a remainder.

1, 7, 17, 79, 119, 553, 1343

Step-4: Factors of 9418

List of positive integer factors of 9418 that divides 9401 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 277, 554, 4709

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9401 and 9418. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9401 and 9418 is 17.

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