What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19761 and 19779?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19761 and 19779 is 3.

GCF(19761,19779) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19761 and 19779, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19761 and 19779.

How to find the GCF of 19761 and 19779?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19761 and 19779. After we will calculate the factors of 19761 and 19779 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 19779

Prime factors of 19779 are 3, 19, 347. Prime factorization of 19779 in exponential form is:

19779 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 347¹

Step-3: Factors of 19761

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 19779

List of positive integer factors of 19779 that divides 19761 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 347, 1041, 6593

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19761 and 19779. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19761 and 19779 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19761 and 19779