What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19961 and 19970?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19961 and 19970 is 1.

GCF(19961,19970) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19961 and 19970, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19961 and 19970.

How to find the GCF of 19961 and 19970?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19961 and 19970. After we will calculate the factors of 19961 and 19970 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19961

Prime factors of 19961 are 19961. Prime factorization of 19961 in exponential form is:

19961 = 19961¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19970

Prime factors of 19970 are 2, 5, 1997. Prime factorization of 19970 in exponential form is:

19970 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1997¹

Step-3: Factors of 19961

List of positive integer factors of 19961 that divides 19961 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 19970

List of positive integer factors of 19970 that divides 19961 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1997, 3994, 9985

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19961 and 19970. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19961 and 19970 is 1.

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