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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9945 and 9957?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9945 and 9957 is 3.

GCF(9945,9957) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9945 and 9957, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9945 and 9957.

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How to find the GCF of 9945 and 9957?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9945 and 9957. After we will calculate the factors of 9945 and 9957 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9945

Prime factors of 9945 are 3, 5, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 9945 in exponential form is:

9945 = 32 × 51 × 131 × 171

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9957

Prime factors of 9957 are 3, 3319. Prime factorization of 9957 in exponential form is:

9957 = 31 × 33191

Step-3: Factors of 9945

List of positive integer factors of 9945 that divides 9945 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 15, 17, 39, 45, 51, 65, 85, 117, 153, 195, 221, 255, 585, 663, 765, 1105, 1989, 3315

Step-4: Factors of 9957

List of positive integer factors of 9957 that divides 9945 without a remainder.

1, 3, 3319

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9945 and 9957. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9945 and 9957 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 9945 and 9957