What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9498 and 9508?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9498 and 9508 is 2.

GCF(9498,9508) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9498 and 9508, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9498 and 9508.

How to find the GCF of 9498 and 9508?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9498 and 9508. After we will calculate the factors of 9498 and 9508 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 9508

Prime factors of 9508 are 2, 2377. Prime factorization of 9508 in exponential form is:

9508 = 2² × 2377¹

Step-3: Factors of 9498

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 9508

List of positive integer factors of 9508 that divides 9498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2377, 4754

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9498 and 9508. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9498 and 9508 is 2.

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