What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19896 and 19912?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19896 and 19912 is 8.

GCF(19896,19912) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19896 and 19912, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19896 and 19912.

How to find the GCF of 19896 and 19912?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19896 and 19912. After we will calculate the factors of 19896 and 19912 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 19912

Prime factors of 19912 are 2, 19, 131. Prime factorization of 19912 in exponential form is:

19912 = 2³ × 19¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 19896

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 19912

List of positive integer factors of 19912 that divides 19896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 19, 38, 76, 131, 152, 262, 524, 1048, 2489, 4978, 9956

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19896 and 19912. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19896 and 19912 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19896 and 19912