What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19946 and 19960?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19946 and 19960 is 2.

GCF(19946,19960) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19946 and 19960, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19946 and 19960.

How to find the GCF of 19946 and 19960?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19946 and 19960. After we will calculate the factors of 19946 and 19960 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19946

Prime factors of 19946 are 2, 9973. Prime factorization of 19946 in exponential form is:

19946 = 2¹ × 9973¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19960

Prime factors of 19960 are 2, 5, 499. Prime factorization of 19960 in exponential form is:

19960 = 2³ × 5¹ × 499¹

Step-3: Factors of 19946

List of positive integer factors of 19946 that divides 19946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 9973

Step-4: Factors of 19960

List of positive integer factors of 19960 that divides 19946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 499, 998, 1996, 2495, 3992, 4990, 9980

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19946 and 19960. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19946 and 19960 is 2.

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