What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19741 and 19746?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19741 and 19746 is 1.

GCF(19741,19746) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19741 and 19746, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19741 and 19746.

How to find the GCF of 19741 and 19746?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19741 and 19746. After we will calculate the factors of 19741 and 19746 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19741

Prime factors of 19741 are 19, 1039. Prime factorization of 19741 in exponential form is:

19741 = 19¹ × 1039¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19746

Prime factors of 19746 are 2, 3, 1097. Prime factorization of 19746 in exponential form is:

19746 = 2¹ × 3² × 1097¹

Step-3: Factors of 19741

List of positive integer factors of 19741 that divides 19741 without a remainder.

1, 19, 1039

Step-4: Factors of 19746

List of positive integer factors of 19746 that divides 19741 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1097, 2194, 3291, 6582, 9873

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19741 and 19746. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19741 and 19746 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19741 and 19746