What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9885 and 9897?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9885 and 9897 is 3.

GCF(9885,9897) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9885 and 9897, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9885 and 9897.

How to find the GCF of 9885 and 9897?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9885 and 9897. After we will calculate the factors of 9885 and 9897 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9885

Prime factors of 9885 are 3, 5, 659. Prime factorization of 9885 in exponential form is:

9885 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 659¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9897

Prime factors of 9897 are 3, 3299. Prime factorization of 9897 in exponential form is:

9897 = 3¹ × 3299¹

Step-3: Factors of 9885

List of positive integer factors of 9885 that divides 9885 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 659, 1977, 3295

Step-4: Factors of 9897

List of positive integer factors of 9897 that divides 9885 without a remainder.

1, 3, 3299

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9885 and 9897. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9885 and 9897 is 3.

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