What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19742 and 19762?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19742 and 19762 is 2.

GCF(19742,19762) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19742 and 19762, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19742 and 19762.

How to find the GCF of 19742 and 19762?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19742 and 19762. After we will calculate the factors of 19742 and 19762 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 19762

Prime factors of 19762 are 2, 41, 241. Prime factorization of 19762 in exponential form is:

19762 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 241¹

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 19762

List of positive integer factors of 19762 that divides 19742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 241, 482, 9881

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19742 and 19762. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19742 and 19762 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19742 and 19762