What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19746 and 19761?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19746 and 19761 is 3.

GCF(19746,19761) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19746 and 19761, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19746 and 19761.

How to find the GCF of 19746 and 19761?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19746 and 19761. After we will calculate the factors of 19746 and 19761 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 19761

Prime factors of 19761 are 3, 7, 941. Prime factorization of 19761 in exponential form is:

19761 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 941¹

Step-3: Factors of 19746

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 19761

List of positive integer factors of 19761 that divides 19746 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 941, 2823, 6587

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19746 and 19761. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19746 and 19761 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19746 and 19761