What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9700 and 9708?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9700 and 9708 is 4.

GCF(9700,9708) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9700 and 9708, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9700 and 9708.

How to find the GCF of 9700 and 9708?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9700 and 9708. After we will calculate the factors of 9700 and 9708 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9700

Prime factors of 9700 are 2, 5, 97. Prime factorization of 9700 in exponential form is:

9700 = 2² × 5² × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9708

Prime factors of 9708 are 2, 3, 809. Prime factorization of 9708 in exponential form is:

9708 = 2² × 3¹ × 809¹

Step-3: Factors of 9700

List of positive integer factors of 9700 that divides 9700 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 97, 100, 194, 388, 485, 970, 1940, 2425, 4850

Step-4: Factors of 9708

List of positive integer factors of 9708 that divides 9700 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 809, 1618, 2427, 3236, 4854

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9700 and 9708. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9700 and 9708 is 4.

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