What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19858 and 19862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19858 and 19862 is 2.

GCF(19858,19862) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19858 and 19862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19858 and 19862.

How to find the GCF of 19858 and 19862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19858 and 19862. After we will calculate the factors of 19858 and 19862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19858

Prime factors of 19858 are 2, 9929. Prime factorization of 19858 in exponential form is:

19858 = 2¹ × 9929¹

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 19858

List of positive integer factors of 19858 that divides 19858 without a remainder.

1, 2, 9929

Step-4: Factors of 19862

List of positive integer factors of 19862 that divides 19858 without a remainder.

1, 2, 9931

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19858 and 19862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19858 and 19862 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19858 and 19862