What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31038 and 31053?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31038 and 31053 is 3.

GCF(31038,31053) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31038 and 31053, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31038 and 31053.

How to find the GCF of 31038 and 31053?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31038 and 31053. After we will calculate the factors of 31038 and 31053 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31038

Prime factors of 31038 are 2, 3, 7, 739. Prime factorization of 31038 in exponential form is:

31038 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 739¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31053

Prime factors of 31053 are 3, 11, 941. Prime factorization of 31053 in exponential form is:

31053 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 941¹

Step-3: Factors of 31038

List of positive integer factors of 31038 that divides 31038 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 739, 1478, 2217, 4434, 5173, 10346, 15519

Step-4: Factors of 31053

List of positive integer factors of 31053 that divides 31038 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 941, 2823, 10351

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31038 and 31053. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31038 and 31053 is 3.

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