What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19550 and 19562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19550 and 19562 is 2.

GCF(19550,19562) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19550 and 19562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19550 and 19562.

How to find the GCF of 19550 and 19562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19550 and 19562. After we will calculate the factors of 19550 and 19562 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19550

Prime factors of 19550 are 2, 5, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 19550 in exponential form is:

19550 = 2¹ × 5² × 17¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19562

Prime factors of 19562 are 2, 9781. Prime factorization of 19562 in exponential form is:

19562 = 2¹ × 9781¹

Step-3: Factors of 19550

List of positive integer factors of 19550 that divides 19550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 23, 25, 34, 46, 50, 85, 115, 170, 230, 391, 425, 575, 782, 850, 1150, 1955, 3910, 9775

Step-4: Factors of 19562

List of positive integer factors of 19562 that divides 19550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 9781

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19550 and 19562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19550 and 19562 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19550 and 19562