What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9686 and 9692?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9686 and 9692 is 2.

GCF(9686,9692) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9686 and 9692, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9686 and 9692.

How to find the GCF of 9686 and 9692?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9686 and 9692. After we will calculate the factors of 9686 and 9692 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9686

Prime factors of 9686 are 2, 29, 167. Prime factorization of 9686 in exponential form is:

9686 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9692

Prime factors of 9692 are 2, 2423. Prime factorization of 9692 in exponential form is:

9692 = 2² × 2423¹

Step-3: Factors of 9686

List of positive integer factors of 9686 that divides 9686 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 167, 334, 4843

Step-4: Factors of 9692

List of positive integer factors of 9692 that divides 9686 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2423, 4846

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9686 and 9692. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9686 and 9692 is 2.

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