What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9420 and 9426?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9420 and 9426 is 6.

GCF(9420,9426) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9420 and 9426, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9420 and 9426.

How to find the GCF of 9420 and 9426?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9420 and 9426. After we will calculate the factors of 9420 and 9426 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9420

Prime factors of 9420 are 2, 3, 5, 157. Prime factorization of 9420 in exponential form is:

9420 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9426

Prime factors of 9426 are 2, 3, 1571. Prime factorization of 9426 in exponential form is:

9426 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1571¹

Step-3: Factors of 9420

List of positive integer factors of 9420 that divides 9420 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 157, 314, 471, 628, 785, 942, 1570, 1884, 2355, 3140, 4710

Step-4: Factors of 9426

List of positive integer factors of 9426 that divides 9420 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1571, 3142, 4713

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9420 and 9426. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9420 and 9426 is 6.

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