What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1902 and 1912?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1902 and 1912 is 2.

GCF(1902,1912) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1902 and 1912, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1902 and 1912.

How to find the GCF of 1902 and 1912?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1902 and 1912. After we will calculate the factors of 1902 and 1912 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1902

Prime factors of 1902 are 2, 3, 317. Prime factorization of 1902 in exponential form is:

1902 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1912

Prime factors of 1912 are 2, 239. Prime factorization of 1912 in exponential form is:

1912 = 2³ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 1902

List of positive integer factors of 1902 that divides 1902 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 317, 634, 951

Step-4: Factors of 1912

List of positive integer factors of 1912 that divides 1902 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 239, 478, 956

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1902 and 1912. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1902 and 1912 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1902 and 1912