What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31182 and 31197?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31182 and 31197 is 3.

GCF(31182,31197) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31182 and 31197, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31182 and 31197.

How to find the GCF of 31182 and 31197?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31182 and 31197. After we will calculate the factors of 31182 and 31197 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31182

Prime factors of 31182 are 2, 3, 5197. Prime factorization of 31182 in exponential form is:

31182 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31197

Prime factors of 31197 are 3, 10399. Prime factorization of 31197 in exponential form is:

31197 = 3¹ × 10399¹

Step-3: Factors of 31182

List of positive integer factors of 31182 that divides 31182 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5197, 10394, 15591

Step-4: Factors of 31197

List of positive integer factors of 31197 that divides 31182 without a remainder.

1, 3, 10399

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31182 and 31197. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31182 and 31197 is 3.

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