Greatest Common Factor of 9 and 6718
GCF(9, 6718) = 1, Greatest common factor of 9 and 6718 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 9 and 6718. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 9 and 6718 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 9 and 6718.
Prime Factorization of 9 is 1, 3, 3 and Prime Factorization of 6718 is 1, 2, 3359.
- Factorize\( (9) = \) \(1\times 3\times 3\)
- Factorize\( (6718) = \) \(1\times 2\times 3359\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 1) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(9, 6718) = 1\times 1 = 1\).
Greatest Common Factor of 9 and 6718 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 9 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 3, 9
List of positive integers factors of 6718 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3359, 6718
As you can see, 1 is the greatest and common number that 9 and 6718 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 9 and 6718 is 1.
\(GCF(9, 6718) = 1\).
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