What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19744 and 19760?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19744 and 19760 is 16.

GCF(19744,19760) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19744 and 19760, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19744 and 19760.

How to find the GCF of 19744 and 19760?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19744 and 19760. After we will calculate the factors of 19744 and 19760 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19744

Prime factors of 19744 are 2, 617. Prime factorization of 19744 in exponential form is:

19744 = 2⁵ × 617¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19760

Prime factors of 19760 are 2, 5, 13, 19. Prime factorization of 19760 in exponential form is:

19760 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 19744

List of positive integer factors of 19744 that divides 19744 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 617, 1234, 2468, 4936, 9872

Step-4: Factors of 19760

List of positive integer factors of 19760 that divides 19744 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 13, 16, 19, 20, 26, 38, 40, 52, 65, 76, 80, 95, 104, 130, 152, 190, 208, 247, 260, 304, 380, 494, 520, 760, 988, 1040, 1235, 1520, 1976, 2470, 3952, 4940, 9880

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19744 and 19760. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19744 and 19760 is 16.

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