What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19881 and 19897?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19881 and 19897 is 1.

GCF(19881,19897) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19881 and 19897, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19881 and 19897.

How to find the GCF of 19881 and 19897?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19881 and 19897. After we will calculate the factors of 19881 and 19897 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 19897

Prime factors of 19897 are 101, 197. Prime factorization of 19897 in exponential form is:

19897 = 101¹ × 197¹

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 19897

List of positive integer factors of 19897 that divides 19881 without a remainder.

1, 101, 197

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19881 and 19897. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19881 and 19897 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19881 and 19897