What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19372 and 19386?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19372 and 19386 is 2.

GCF(19372,19386) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19372 and 19386, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19372 and 19386.

How to find the GCF of 19372 and 19386?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19372 and 19386. After we will calculate the factors of 19372 and 19386 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19372

Prime factors of 19372 are 2, 29, 167. Prime factorization of 19372 in exponential form is:

19372 = 2² × 29¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19386

Prime factors of 19386 are 2, 3, 359. Prime factorization of 19386 in exponential form is:

19386 = 2¹ × 3³ × 359¹

Step-3: Factors of 19372

List of positive integer factors of 19372 that divides 19372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 58, 116, 167, 334, 668, 4843, 9686

Step-4: Factors of 19386

List of positive integer factors of 19386 that divides 19372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 359, 718, 1077, 2154, 3231, 6462, 9693

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19372 and 19386. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19372 and 19386 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19372 and 19386