What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19962 and 19972?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19962 and 19972 is 2.

GCF(19962,19972) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19962 and 19972, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19962 and 19972.

How to find the GCF of 19962 and 19972?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19962 and 19972. After we will calculate the factors of 19962 and 19972 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19962

Prime factors of 19962 are 2, 3, 1109. Prime factorization of 19962 in exponential form is:

19962 = 2¹ × 3² × 1109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19972

Prime factors of 19972 are 2, 4993. Prime factorization of 19972 in exponential form is:

19972 = 2² × 4993¹

Step-3: Factors of 19962

List of positive integer factors of 19962 that divides 19962 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1109, 2218, 3327, 6654, 9981

Step-4: Factors of 19972

List of positive integer factors of 19972 that divides 19962 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4993, 9986

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19962 and 19972. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19962 and 19972 is 2.

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