What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9544 and 9556?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9544 and 9556 is 4.

GCF(9544,9556) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9544 and 9556, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9544 and 9556.

How to find the GCF of 9544 and 9556?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9544 and 9556. After we will calculate the factors of 9544 and 9556 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9544

Prime factors of 9544 are 2, 1193. Prime factorization of 9544 in exponential form is:

9544 = 2³ × 1193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9556

Prime factors of 9556 are 2, 2389. Prime factorization of 9556 in exponential form is:

9556 = 2² × 2389¹

Step-3: Factors of 9544

List of positive integer factors of 9544 that divides 9544 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1193, 2386, 4772

Step-4: Factors of 9556

List of positive integer factors of 9556 that divides 9544 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2389, 4778

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9544 and 9556. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9544 and 9556 is 4.

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