What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9531 and 9542?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9531 and 9542 is 1.

GCF(9531,9542) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9531 and 9542, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9531 and 9542.

How to find the GCF of 9531 and 9542?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9531 and 9542. After we will calculate the factors of 9531 and 9542 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9531

Prime factors of 9531 are 3, 353. Prime factorization of 9531 in exponential form is:

9531 = 3³ × 353¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9542

Prime factors of 9542 are 2, 13, 367. Prime factorization of 9542 in exponential form is:

9542 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 367¹

Step-3: Factors of 9531

List of positive integer factors of 9531 that divides 9531 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 353, 1059, 3177

Step-4: Factors of 9542

List of positive integer factors of 9542 that divides 9531 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 367, 734, 4771

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9531 and 9542. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9531 and 9542 is 1.

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