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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1926 and 1938?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1926 and 1938 is 6.

GCF(1926,1938) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1926 and 1938, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1926 and 1938.

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How to find the GCF of 1926 and 1938?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1926 and 1938. After we will calculate the factors of 1926 and 1938 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 1938

Prime factors of 1938 are 2, 3, 17, 19. Prime factorization of 1938 in exponential form is:

1938 = 21 × 31 × 171 × 191

Step-3: Factors of 1926

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 1938

List of positive integer factors of 1938 that divides 1926 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 19, 34, 38, 51, 57, 102, 114, 323, 646, 969

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1926 and 1938. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1926 and 1938 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1926 and 1938