What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9796 and 9802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9796 and 9802 is 2.

GCF(9796,9802) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9796 and 9802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9796 and 9802.

How to find the GCF of 9796 and 9802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9796 and 9802. After we will calculate the factors of 9796 and 9802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9796

Prime factors of 9796 are 2, 31, 79. Prime factorization of 9796 in exponential form is:

9796 = 2² × 31¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9802

Prime factors of 9802 are 2, 13, 29. Prime factorization of 9802 in exponential form is:

9802 = 2¹ × 13² × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 9796

List of positive integer factors of 9796 that divides 9796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 31, 62, 79, 124, 158, 316, 2449, 4898

Step-4: Factors of 9802

List of positive integer factors of 9802 that divides 9796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 29, 58, 169, 338, 377, 754, 4901

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9796 and 9802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9796 and 9802 is 2.

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