What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19882 and 19898?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19882 and 19898 is 2.

GCF(19882,19898) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19882 and 19898, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19882 and 19898.

How to find the GCF of 19882 and 19898?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19882 and 19898. After we will calculate the factors of 19882 and 19898 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19882

Prime factors of 19882 are 2, 9941. Prime factorization of 19882 in exponential form is:

19882 = 2¹ × 9941¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19898

Prime factors of 19898 are 2, 9949. Prime factorization of 19898 in exponential form is:

19898 = 2¹ × 9949¹

Step-3: Factors of 19882

List of positive integer factors of 19882 that divides 19882 without a remainder.

1, 2, 9941

Step-4: Factors of 19898

List of positive integer factors of 19898 that divides 19882 without a remainder.

1, 2, 9949

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19882 and 19898. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19882 and 19898 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19882 and 19898