What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9478 and 9496?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9478 and 9496 is 2.

GCF(9478,9496) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9478 and 9496, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9478 and 9496.

How to find the GCF of 9478 and 9496?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9478 and 9496. After we will calculate the factors of 9478 and 9496 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9478

Prime factors of 9478 are 2, 7, 677. Prime factorization of 9478 in exponential form is:

9478 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 677¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9496

Prime factors of 9496 are 2, 1187. Prime factorization of 9496 in exponential form is:

9496 = 2³ × 1187¹

Step-3: Factors of 9478

List of positive integer factors of 9478 that divides 9478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 677, 1354, 4739

Step-4: Factors of 9496

List of positive integer factors of 9496 that divides 9478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1187, 2374, 4748

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9478 and 9496. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9478 and 9496 is 2.

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