What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8 and 19?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8 and 19 is 1.

GCF(8,19) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8 and 19, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8 and 19.

How to find the GCF of 8 and 19?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8 and 19. After we will calculate the factors of 8 and 19 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8

Prime factors of 8 are 2. Prime factorization of 8 in exponential form is:

8 = 2³

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 8

List of positive integer factors of 8 that divides 8 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4

Step-4: Factors of 19

List of positive integer factors of 19 that divides 8 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8 and 19. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8 and 19 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8 and 19