Greatest Common Factor of 172 and 9993
GCF(172, 9993) = 1, Greatest common factor of 172 and 9993 is 1. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 172 and 9993. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 172 and 9993 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 172 and 9993.
Prime Factorization of 172 is 1, 2, 2, 43 and Prime Factorization of 9993 is 1, 3, 3331.
- Factorize\( (172) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 43\)
- Factorize\( (9993) = \) \(1\times 3\times 3331\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 1) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(172, 9993) = 1\times 1 = 1\).
Greatest Common Factor of 172 and 9993 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 172 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 172
List of positive integers factors of 9993 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 3, 3331, 9993
As you can see, 1 is the greatest and common number that 172 and 9993 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 172 and 9993 is 1.
\(GCF(172, 9993) = 1\).
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