What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19798 and 19802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19798 and 19802 is 2.

GCF(19798,19802) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19798 and 19802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19798 and 19802.

How to find the GCF of 19798 and 19802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19798 and 19802. After we will calculate the factors of 19798 and 19802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19798

Prime factors of 19798 are 2, 19, 521. Prime factorization of 19798 in exponential form is:

19798 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 521¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19802

Prime factors of 19802 are 2, 9901. Prime factorization of 19802 in exponential form is:

19802 = 2¹ × 9901¹

Step-3: Factors of 19798

List of positive integer factors of 19798 that divides 19798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 521, 1042, 9899

Step-4: Factors of 19802

List of positive integer factors of 19802 that divides 19798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 9901

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19798 and 19802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19798 and 19802 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19798 and 19802