What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9558 and 9572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9558 and 9572 is 2.

GCF(9558,9572) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9558 and 9572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9558 and 9572.

How to find the GCF of 9558 and 9572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9558 and 9572. After we will calculate the factors of 9558 and 9572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9558

Prime factors of 9558 are 2, 3, 59. Prime factorization of 9558 in exponential form is:

9558 = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9572

Prime factors of 9572 are 2, 2393. Prime factorization of 9572 in exponential form is:

9572 = 2² × 2393¹

Step-3: Factors of 9558

List of positive integer factors of 9558 that divides 9558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 59, 81, 118, 162, 177, 354, 531, 1062, 1593, 3186, 4779

Step-4: Factors of 9572

List of positive integer factors of 9572 that divides 9558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2393, 4786

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9558 and 9572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9558 and 9572 is 2.

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