What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19742 and 19749?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19742 and 19749 is 1.

GCF(19742,19749) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19742 and 19749, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19742 and 19749.

How to find the GCF of 19742 and 19749?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19742 and 19749. After we will calculate the factors of 19742 and 19749 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19742

Prime factors of 19742 are 2, 9871. Prime factorization of 19742 in exponential form is:

19742 = 2¹ × 9871¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19749

Prime factors of 19749 are 3, 29, 227. Prime factorization of 19749 in exponential form is:

19749 = 3¹ × 29¹ × 227¹

Step-3: Factors of 19742

List of positive integer factors of 19742 that divides 19742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 9871

Step-4: Factors of 19749

List of positive integer factors of 19749 that divides 19742 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29, 87, 227, 681, 6583

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19742 and 19749. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19742 and 19749 is 1.

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