What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9842 and 9862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9842 and 9862 is 2.

GCF(9842,9862) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9842 and 9862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9842 and 9862.

How to find the GCF of 9842 and 9862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9842 and 9862. After we will calculate the factors of 9842 and 9862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9842

Prime factors of 9842 are 2, 7, 19, 37. Prime factorization of 9842 in exponential form is:

9842 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9862

Prime factors of 9862 are 2, 4931. Prime factorization of 9862 in exponential form is:

9862 = 2¹ × 4931¹

Step-3: Factors of 9842

List of positive integer factors of 9842 that divides 9842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 19, 37, 38, 74, 133, 259, 266, 518, 703, 1406, 4921

Step-4: Factors of 9862

List of positive integer factors of 9862 that divides 9842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4931

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9842 and 9862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9842 and 9862 is 2.

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