What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19968 and 19981?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19968 and 19981 is 13.

GCF(19968,19981) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19968 and 19981, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19968 and 19981.

How to find the GCF of 19968 and 19981?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19968 and 19981. After we will calculate the factors of 19968 and 19981 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19968

Prime factors of 19968 are 2, 3, 13. Prime factorization of 19968 in exponential form is:

19968 = 2⁹ × 3¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19981

Prime factors of 19981 are 13, 29, 53. Prime factorization of 19981 in exponential form is:

19981 = 13¹ × 29¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 19968

List of positive integer factors of 19968 that divides 19968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 16, 24, 26, 32, 39, 48, 52, 64, 78, 96, 104, 128, 156, 192, 208, 256, 312, 384, 416, 512, 624, 768, 832, 1248, 1536, 1664, 2496, 3328, 4992, 6656, 9984

Step-4: Factors of 19981

List of positive integer factors of 19981 that divides 19968 without a remainder.

1, 13, 29, 53, 377, 689, 1537

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19968 and 19981. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19968 and 19981 is 13.

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