What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9604 and 9609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9604 and 9609 is 1.

GCF(9604,9609) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9604 and 9609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9604 and 9609.

How to find the GCF of 9604 and 9609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9604 and 9609. After we will calculate the factors of 9604 and 9609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9604

Prime factors of 9604 are 2, 7. Prime factorization of 9604 in exponential form is:

9604 = 2² × 7⁴

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9609

Prime factors of 9609 are 3, 3203. Prime factorization of 9609 in exponential form is:

9609 = 3¹ × 3203¹

Step-3: Factors of 9604

List of positive integer factors of 9604 that divides 9604 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 49, 98, 196, 343, 686, 1372, 2401, 4802

Step-4: Factors of 9609

List of positive integer factors of 9609 that divides 9604 without a remainder.

1, 3, 3203

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9604 and 9609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9604 and 9609 is 1.

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