Greatest Common Factor of 9872 and 9878

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023


Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 9872, 9878 i.e. 2 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9872 and 9878 is 2.

GCF(9872,9878) = 2

GCF of 9872 and 9878

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 9872 and 9878

GCF of 9872 and 9878 is 2

Prime Factorization of 9872


2 9872
2 4936
2 2468
2 1234
617 617
1

Prime factors of 9872 are 2,617. Prime factorization of 9872 in exponential form is:

9872 = 24×6171

Prime Factorization of 9878


2 9878
11 4939
449 449
1

Prime factors of 9878 are 2,11,449. Prime factorization of 9878 in exponential form is:

9878 = 21×111×4491

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 9872 and 9878 is 2

Greatest Common Factor of 9872 and 9878 by matching factors method

Factors of 9872

List of positive integer factors of 9872 that divides 9872 without a remainder.

1,2,4,8,16,617,1234,2468,4936,9872

Factors of 9878

List of positive integer factors of 9878 that divides 9878 without a remainder.

1,2,11,22,449,898,4939,9878

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9872 and 9878. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9872 and 9878 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 9872 and 9878

Properties of GCF 9872 and 9878

(i) The GCF of 9872 and 9878 is associative

GCF of 9872 and 9878 = GCF of 9878 and 9872

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 9872 and 9878

1. What is the GCF of 9872 and 9878?

Answer: GCF of 9872 and 9878 is 2.

2. What are the Factors of 9872?

Answer: Factors of 9872 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 617, 1234, 2468, 4936, 9872. There are 10 integers that are factors of 9872. The greatest factor of 9872 is 9872.

3. What are the Factors of 9878?

Answer: Factors of 9878 are 1, 2, 11, 22, 449, 898, 4939, 9878. There are 8 integers that are factors of 9878. The greatest factor of 9878 is 9878.

4. How to Find the GCF of 9872 and 9878?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 9872 and 9878 = 2

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 9872

9872 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 617

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 9878

9878 = 2 x 11 x 449

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = 2

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 9872 and 9878 is 2