What is the Greatest Common Factor of 19983 and 19992?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 19983 and 19992 is 3.

GCF(19983,19992) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 19983 and 19992, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 19983 and 19992.

How to find the GCF of 19983 and 19992?

We will first find the prime factorization of 19983 and 19992. After we will calculate the factors of 19983 and 19992 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 19983

Prime factors of 19983 are 3, 6661. Prime factorization of 19983 in exponential form is:

19983 = 3¹ × 6661¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19992

Prime factors of 19992 are 2, 3, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 19992 in exponential form is:

19992 = 2³ × 3¹ × 7² × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 19983

List of positive integer factors of 19983 that divides 19983 without a remainder.

1, 3, 6661

Step-4: Factors of 19992

List of positive integer factors of 19992 that divides 19983 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 34, 42, 49, 51, 56, 68, 84, 98, 102, 119, 136, 147, 168, 196, 204, 238, 294, 357, 392, 408, 476, 588, 714, 833, 952, 1176, 1428, 1666, 2499, 2856, 3332, 4998, 6664, 9996

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 19983 and 19992. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 19983 and 19992 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 19983 and 19992