What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1908 and 1926?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1908 and 1926 is 18.

GCF(1908,1926) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1908 and 1926, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1908 and 1926.

How to find the GCF of 1908 and 1926?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1908 and 1926. After we will calculate the factors of 1908 and 1926 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1908

Prime factors of 1908 are 2, 3, 53. Prime factorization of 1908 in exponential form is:

1908 = 2² × 3² × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1926

Prime factors of 1926 are 2, 3, 107. Prime factorization of 1926 in exponential form is:

1926 = 2¹ × 3² × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 1908

List of positive integer factors of 1908 that divides 1908 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 53, 106, 159, 212, 318, 477, 636, 954

Step-4: Factors of 1926

List of positive integer factors of 1926 that divides 1908 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 107, 214, 321, 642, 963

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1908 and 1926. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1908 and 1926 is 18.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1908 and 1926