What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19857 and 19863?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19857 and 19863 is 3.

GCF(19857,19863) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19857 and 19863, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19857 and 19863.

How to find the GCF of 19857 and 19863?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19857 and 19863. After we will calculate the factors of 19857 and 19863 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19857

Prime factors of 19857 are 3, 6619. Prime factorization of 19857 in exponential form is:

19857 = 3¹ × 6619¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19863

Prime factors of 19863 are 3, 2207. Prime factorization of 19863 in exponential form is:

19863 = 3² × 2207¹

Step-3: Factors of 19857

List of positive integer factors of 19857 that divides 19857 without a remainder.

1, 3, 6619

Step-4: Factors of 19863

List of positive integer factors of 19863 that divides 19857 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2207, 6621

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19857 and 19863. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19857 and 19863 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19857 and 19863