What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1898 and 1906?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1898 and 1906 is 2.

GCF(1898,1906) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1898 and 1906, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1898 and 1906.

How to find the GCF of 1898 and 1906?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1898 and 1906. After we will calculate the factors of 1898 and 1906 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1898

Prime factors of 1898 are 2, 13, 73. Prime factorization of 1898 in exponential form is:

1898 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1906

Prime factors of 1906 are 2, 953. Prime factorization of 1906 in exponential form is:

1906 = 2¹ × 953¹

Step-3: Factors of 1898

List of positive integer factors of 1898 that divides 1898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 73, 146, 949

Step-4: Factors of 1906

List of positive integer factors of 1906 that divides 1898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 953

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1898 and 1906. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1898 and 1906 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1898 and 1906