What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18943 and 18962?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18943 and 18962 is 19.

GCF(18943,18962) = 19

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18943 and 18962, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18943 and 18962.

How to find the GCF of 18943 and 18962?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18943 and 18962. After we will calculate the factors of 18943 and 18962 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18943

Prime factors of 18943 are 19, 997. Prime factorization of 18943 in exponential form is:

18943 = 19¹ × 997¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18962

Prime factors of 18962 are 2, 19, 499. Prime factorization of 18962 in exponential form is:

18962 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 499¹

Step-3: Factors of 18943

List of positive integer factors of 18943 that divides 18943 without a remainder.

1, 19, 997

Step-4: Factors of 18962

List of positive integer factors of 18962 that divides 18943 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 499, 998, 9481

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18943 and 18962. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18943 and 18962 is 19.

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