What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31144 and 31158?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31144 and 31158 is 2.

GCF(31144,31158) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31144 and 31158, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31144 and 31158.

How to find the GCF of 31144 and 31158?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31144 and 31158. After we will calculate the factors of 31144 and 31158 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31144

Prime factors of 31144 are 2, 17, 229. Prime factorization of 31144 in exponential form is:

31144 = 2³ × 17¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31158

Prime factors of 31158 are 2, 3, 577. Prime factorization of 31158 in exponential form is:

31158 = 2¹ × 3³ × 577¹

Step-3: Factors of 31144

List of positive integer factors of 31144 that divides 31144 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 17, 34, 68, 136, 229, 458, 916, 1832, 3893, 7786, 15572

Step-4: Factors of 31158

List of positive integer factors of 31158 that divides 31144 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 577, 1154, 1731, 3462, 5193, 10386, 15579

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31144 and 31158. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31144 and 31158 is 2.

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