What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9556 and 9562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9556 and 9562 is 2.

GCF(9556,9562) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9556 and 9562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9556 and 9562.

How to find the GCF of 9556 and 9562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9556 and 9562. After we will calculate the factors of 9556 and 9562 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9556

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

9556 = 2² × 2389¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9562

Prime factors of 9562 are 2, 7, 683. Prime factorization of 9562 in exponential form is:

9562 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 683¹

Step-3: Factors of 9556

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

1, 2, 4, 2389, 4778

Step-4: Factors of 9562

List of positive integer factors of 9562 that divides 9556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 683, 1366, 4781

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9556 and 9562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9556 and 9562 is 2.

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