What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9489 and 9498?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9489 and 9498 is 3.

GCF(9489,9498) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9489 and 9498, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9489 and 9498.

How to find the GCF of 9489 and 9498?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9489 and 9498. After we will calculate the factors of 9489 and 9498 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9489

Prime factors of 9489 are 3, 3163. Prime factorization of 9489 in exponential form is:

9489 = 3¹ × 3163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9498

Prime factors of 9498 are 2, 3, 1583. Prime factorization of 9498 in exponential form is:

9498 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1583¹

Step-3: Factors of 9489

List of positive integer factors of 9489 that divides 9489 without a remainder.

1, 3, 3163

Step-4: Factors of 9498

List of positive integer factors of 9498 that divides 9489 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1583, 3166, 4749

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9489 and 9498. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9489 and 9498 is 3.

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