What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2 and 19?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2 and 19 is 1.

GCF(2,19) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2 and 19, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2 and 19.

How to find the GCF of 2 and 19?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2 and 19. After we will calculate the factors of 2 and 19 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2

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

2 = 2¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19

Prime factors of 19 are 19. Prime factorization of 19 in exponential form is:

19 = 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 2

List of positive integer factors of 2 that divides 2 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 19

List of positive integer factors of 19 that divides 2 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2 and 19. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2 and 19 is 1.

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