What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18992 and 19004?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18992 and 19004 is 4.

GCF(18992,19004) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18992 and 19004, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18992 and 19004.

How to find the GCF of 18992 and 19004?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18992 and 19004. After we will calculate the factors of 18992 and 19004 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18992

Prime factors of 18992 are 2, 1187. Prime factorization of 18992 in exponential form is:

18992 = 2⁴ × 1187¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19004

Prime factors of 19004 are 2, 4751. Prime factorization of 19004 in exponential form is:

19004 = 2² × 4751¹

Step-3: Factors of 18992

List of positive integer factors of 18992 that divides 18992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 1187, 2374, 4748, 9496

Step-4: Factors of 19004

List of positive integer factors of 19004 that divides 18992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4751, 9502

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18992 and 19004. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18992 and 19004 is 4.

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