What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19872 and 19891?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19872 and 19891 is 1.

GCF(19872,19891) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19872 and 19891, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19872 and 19891.

How to find the GCF of 19872 and 19891?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19872 and 19891. After we will calculate the factors of 19872 and 19891 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19872

Prime factors of 19872 are 2, 3, 23. Prime factorization of 19872 in exponential form is:

19872 = 2⁵ × 3³ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19891

Prime factors of 19891 are 19891. Prime factorization of 19891 in exponential form is:

19891 = 19891¹

Step-3: Factors of 19872

List of positive integer factors of 19872 that divides 19872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 23, 24, 27, 32, 36, 46, 48, 54, 69, 72, 92, 96, 108, 138, 144, 184, 207, 216, 276, 288, 368, 414, 432, 552, 621, 736, 828, 864, 1104, 1242, 1656, 2208, 2484, 3312, 4968, 6624, 9936

Step-4: Factors of 19891

List of positive integer factors of 19891 that divides 19872 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19872 and 19891. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19872 and 19891 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19872 and 19891