What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19914 and 19918?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19914 and 19918 is 2.

GCF(19914,19918) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19914 and 19918, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19914 and 19918.

How to find the GCF of 19914 and 19918?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19914 and 19918. After we will calculate the factors of 19914 and 19918 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 19918

Prime factors of 19918 are 2, 23, 433. Prime factorization of 19918 in exponential form is:

19918 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 433¹

Step-3: Factors of 19914

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 19918

List of positive integer factors of 19918 that divides 19914 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 433, 866, 9959

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19914 and 19918. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19914 and 19918 is 2.

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