What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19881 and 19896?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19881 and 19896 is 3.

GCF(19881,19896) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19881 and 19896, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19881 and 19896.

How to find the GCF of 19881 and 19896?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19881 and 19896. After we will calculate the factors of 19881 and 19896 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19881

Prime factors of 19881 are 3, 47. Prime factorization of 19881 in exponential form is:

19881 = 3² × 47²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19896

Prime factors of 19896 are 2, 3, 829. Prime factorization of 19896 in exponential form is:

19896 = 2³ × 3¹ × 829¹

Step-3: Factors of 19881

List of positive integer factors of 19881 that divides 19881 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 47, 141, 423, 2209, 6627

Step-4: Factors of 19896

List of positive integer factors of 19896 that divides 19881 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 829, 1658, 2487, 3316, 4974, 6632, 9948

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19881 and 19896. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19881 and 19896 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19881 and 19896