What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19726 and 19732?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19726 and 19732 is 2.

GCF(19726,19732) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19726 and 19732, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19726 and 19732.

How to find the GCF of 19726 and 19732?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19726 and 19732. After we will calculate the factors of 19726 and 19732 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19726

Prime factors of 19726 are 2, 7, 1409. Prime factorization of 19726 in exponential form is:

19726 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1409¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19732

Prime factors of 19732 are 2, 4933. Prime factorization of 19732 in exponential form is:

19732 = 2² × 4933¹

Step-3: Factors of 19726

List of positive integer factors of 19726 that divides 19726 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1409, 2818, 9863

Step-4: Factors of 19732

List of positive integer factors of 19732 that divides 19726 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4933, 9866

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19726 and 19732. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19726 and 19732 is 2.

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