What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9601 and 9618?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9601 and 9618 is 1.

GCF(9601,9618) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9601 and 9618, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9601 and 9618.

How to find the GCF of 9601 and 9618?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9601 and 9618. After we will calculate the factors of 9601 and 9618 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9601

Prime factors of 9601 are 9601. Prime factorization of 9601 in exponential form is:

9601 = 9601¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9618

Prime factors of 9618 are 2, 3, 7, 229. Prime factorization of 9618 in exponential form is:

9618 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 9601

List of positive integer factors of 9601 that divides 9601 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 9618

List of positive integer factors of 9618 that divides 9601 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 229, 458, 687, 1374, 1603, 3206, 4809

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9601 and 9618. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9601 and 9618 is 1.

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