What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19885 and 19889?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19885 and 19889 is 1.

GCF(19885,19889) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19885 and 19889, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19885 and 19889.

How to find the GCF of 19885 and 19889?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19885 and 19889. After we will calculate the factors of 19885 and 19889 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19885

Prime factors of 19885 are 5, 41, 97. Prime factorization of 19885 in exponential form is:

19885 = 5¹ × 41¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19889

Prime factors of 19889 are 19889. Prime factorization of 19889 in exponential form is:

19889 = 19889¹

Step-3: Factors of 19885

List of positive integer factors of 19885 that divides 19885 without a remainder.

1, 5, 41, 97, 205, 485, 3977

Step-4: Factors of 19889

List of positive integer factors of 19889 that divides 19885 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19885 and 19889. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19885 and 19889 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19885 and 19889