What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9444 and 9459?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9444 and 9459 is 3.

GCF(9444,9459) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9444 and 9459, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9444 and 9459.

How to find the GCF of 9444 and 9459?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9444 and 9459. After we will calculate the factors of 9444 and 9459 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9444

Prime factors of 9444 are 2, 3, 787. Prime factorization of 9444 in exponential form is:

9444 = 2² × 3¹ × 787¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9459

Prime factors of 9459 are 3, 1051. Prime factorization of 9459 in exponential form is:

9459 = 3² × 1051¹

Step-3: Factors of 9444

List of positive integer factors of 9444 that divides 9444 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 787, 1574, 2361, 3148, 4722

Step-4: Factors of 9459

List of positive integer factors of 9459 that divides 9444 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 1051, 3153

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9444 and 9459. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9444 and 9459 is 3.

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