What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9964 and 9968?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9964 and 9968 is 4.

GCF(9964,9968) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9964 and 9968, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9964 and 9968.

How to find the GCF of 9964 and 9968?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9964 and 9968. After we will calculate the factors of 9964 and 9968 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9964

Prime factors of 9964 are 2, 47, 53. Prime factorization of 9964 in exponential form is:

9964 = 2² × 47¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9968

Prime factors of 9968 are 2, 7, 89. Prime factorization of 9968 in exponential form is:

9968 = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 9964

List of positive integer factors of 9964 that divides 9964 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 47, 53, 94, 106, 188, 212, 2491, 4982

Step-4: Factors of 9968

List of positive integer factors of 9968 that divides 9964 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 56, 89, 112, 178, 356, 623, 712, 1246, 1424, 2492, 4984

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9964 and 9968. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9964 and 9968 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 9964 and 9968