What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9762 and 9771?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9762 and 9771 is 3.

GCF(9762,9771) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9762 and 9771, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9762 and 9771.

How to find the GCF of 9762 and 9771?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9762 and 9771. After we will calculate the factors of 9762 and 9771 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9762

Prime factors of 9762 are 2, 3, 1627. Prime factorization of 9762 in exponential form is:

9762 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1627¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9771

Prime factors of 9771 are 3, 3257. Prime factorization of 9771 in exponential form is:

9771 = 3¹ × 3257¹

Step-3: Factors of 9762

List of positive integer factors of 9762 that divides 9762 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1627, 3254, 4881

Step-4: Factors of 9771

List of positive integer factors of 9771 that divides 9762 without a remainder.

1, 3, 3257

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9762 and 9771. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9762 and 9771 is 3.

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