What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19596 and 19608?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19596 and 19608 is 12.

GCF(19596,19608) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19596 and 19608, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19596 and 19608.

How to find the GCF of 19596 and 19608?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19596 and 19608. After we will calculate the factors of 19596 and 19608 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19596

Prime factors of 19596 are 2, 3, 23, 71. Prime factorization of 19596 in exponential form is:

19596 = 2² × 3¹ × 23¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19608

Prime factors of 19608 are 2, 3, 19, 43. Prime factorization of 19608 in exponential form is:

19608 = 2³ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 19596

List of positive integer factors of 19596 that divides 19596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 23, 46, 69, 71, 92, 138, 142, 213, 276, 284, 426, 852, 1633, 3266, 4899, 6532, 9798

Step-4: Factors of 19608

List of positive integer factors of 19608 that divides 19596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 19, 24, 38, 43, 57, 76, 86, 114, 129, 152, 172, 228, 258, 344, 456, 516, 817, 1032, 1634, 2451, 3268, 4902, 6536, 9804

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19596 and 19608. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19596 and 19608 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19596 and 19608