What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19896 and 19914?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19896 and 19914 is 6.

GCF(19896,19914) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19896 and 19914, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19896 and 19914.

How to find the GCF of 19896 and 19914?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19896 and 19914. After we will calculate the factors of 19896 and 19914 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 19914

Prime factors of 19914 are 2, 3, 3319. Prime factorization of 19914 in exponential form is:

19914 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3319¹

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 19914

List of positive integer factors of 19914 that divides 19896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3319, 6638, 9957

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19896 and 19914. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19896 and 19914 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19896 and 19914