What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19725 and 19731?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19725 and 19731 is 3.

GCF(19725,19731) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19725 and 19731, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19725 and 19731.

How to find the GCF of 19725 and 19731?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19725 and 19731. After we will calculate the factors of 19725 and 19731 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19725

Prime factors of 19725 are 3, 5, 263. Prime factorization of 19725 in exponential form is:

19725 = 3¹ × 5² × 263¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19731

Prime factors of 19731 are 3, 6577. Prime factorization of 19731 in exponential form is:

19731 = 3¹ × 6577¹

Step-3: Factors of 19725

List of positive integer factors of 19725 that divides 19725 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 75, 263, 789, 1315, 3945, 6575

Step-4: Factors of 19731

List of positive integer factors of 19731 that divides 19725 without a remainder.

1, 3, 6577

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19725 and 19731. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19725 and 19731 is 3.

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