What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9992 and 9997?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9992 and 9997 is 1.

GCF(9992,9997) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9992 and 9997, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9992 and 9997.

How to find the GCF of 9992 and 9997?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9992 and 9997. After we will calculate the factors of 9992 and 9997 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9992

Prime factors of 9992 are 2, 1249. Prime factorization of 9992 in exponential form is:

9992 = 2³ × 1249¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9997

Prime factors of 9997 are 13, 769. Prime factorization of 9997 in exponential form is:

9997 = 13¹ × 769¹

Step-3: Factors of 9992

List of positive integer factors of 9992 that divides 9992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1249, 2498, 4996

Step-4: Factors of 9997

List of positive integer factors of 9997 that divides 9992 without a remainder.

1, 13, 769

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9992 and 9997. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9992 and 9997 is 1.

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