What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31059 and 31071?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31059 and 31071 is 3.

GCF(31059,31071) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31059 and 31071, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31059 and 31071.

How to find the GCF of 31059 and 31071?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31059 and 31071. After we will calculate the factors of 31059 and 31071 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31059

Prime factors of 31059 are 3, 7, 17, 29. Prime factorization of 31059 in exponential form is:

31059 = 3² × 7¹ × 17¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31071

Prime factors of 31071 are 3, 10357. Prime factorization of 31071 in exponential form is:

31071 = 3¹ × 10357¹

Step-3: Factors of 31059

List of positive integer factors of 31059 that divides 31059 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 17, 21, 29, 51, 63, 87, 119, 153, 203, 261, 357, 493, 609, 1071, 1479, 1827, 3451, 4437, 10353

Step-4: Factors of 31071

List of positive integer factors of 31071 that divides 31059 without a remainder.

1, 3, 10357

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31059 and 31071. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31059 and 31071 is 3.

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