What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9888 and 9892?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9888 and 9892 is 4.

GCF(9888,9892) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9888 and 9892, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9888 and 9892.

How to find the GCF of 9888 and 9892?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9888 and 9892. After we will calculate the factors of 9888 and 9892 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9888

Prime factors of 9888 are 2, 3, 103. Prime factorization of 9888 in exponential form is:

9888 = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9892

Prime factors of 9892 are 2, 2473. Prime factorization of 9892 in exponential form is:

9892 = 2² × 2473¹

Step-3: Factors of 9888

List of positive integer factors of 9888 that divides 9888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 96, 103, 206, 309, 412, 618, 824, 1236, 1648, 2472, 3296, 4944

Step-4: Factors of 9892

List of positive integer factors of 9892 that divides 9888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2473, 4946

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9888 and 9892. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9888 and 9892 is 4.

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