What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19948 and 19960?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19948 and 19960 is 4.

GCF(19948,19960) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19948 and 19960, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19948 and 19960.

How to find the GCF of 19948 and 19960?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19948 and 19960. After we will calculate the factors of 19948 and 19960 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19948

Prime factors of 19948 are 2, 4987. Prime factorization of 19948 in exponential form is:

19948 = 2² × 4987¹

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 19948

List of positive integer factors of 19948 that divides 19948 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4987, 9974

Step-4: Factors of 19960

List of positive integer factors of 19960 that divides 19948 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 19948 and 19960. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19948 and 19960 is 4.

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