What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19898 and 19917?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19898 and 19917 is 1.

GCF(19898,19917) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19898 and 19917, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19898 and 19917.

How to find the GCF of 19898 and 19917?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19898 and 19917. After we will calculate the factors of 19898 and 19917 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19898

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

19898 = 2¹ × 9949¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19917

Prime factors of 19917 are 3, 2213. Prime factorization of 19917 in exponential form is:

19917 = 3² × 2213¹

Step-3: Factors of 19898

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

1, 2, 9949

Step-4: Factors of 19917

List of positive integer factors of 19917 that divides 19898 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2213, 6639

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19898 and 19917. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19898 and 19917 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19898 and 19917