What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19846 and 19862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19846 and 19862 is 2.

GCF(19846,19862) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19846 and 19862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19846 and 19862.

How to find the GCF of 19846 and 19862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19846 and 19862. After we will calculate the factors of 19846 and 19862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19846

Prime factors of 19846 are 2, 9923. Prime factorization of 19846 in exponential form is:

19846 = 2¹ × 9923¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19862

Prime factors of 19862 are 2, 9931. Prime factorization of 19862 in exponential form is:

19862 = 2¹ × 9931¹

Step-3: Factors of 19846

List of positive integer factors of 19846 that divides 19846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 9923

Step-4: Factors of 19862

List of positive integer factors of 19862 that divides 19846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 9931

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19846 and 19862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19846 and 19862 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19846 and 19862