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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9976 and 9988?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9976 and 9988 is 4.

GCF(9976,9988) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9976 and 9988, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9976 and 9988.

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How to find the GCF of 9976 and 9988?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9976 and 9988. After we will calculate the factors of 9976 and 9988 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9976

Prime factors of 9976 are 2, 29, 43. Prime factorization of 9976 in exponential form is:

9976 = 23 × 291 × 431

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9988

Prime factors of 9988 are 2, 11, 227. Prime factorization of 9988 in exponential form is:

9988 = 22 × 111 × 2271

Step-3: Factors of 9976

List of positive integer factors of 9976 that divides 9976 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 29, 43, 58, 86, 116, 172, 232, 344, 1247, 2494, 4988

Step-4: Factors of 9988

List of positive integer factors of 9988 that divides 9976 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 227, 454, 908, 2497, 4994

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9976 and 9988. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9976 and 9988 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 9976 and 9988