What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31204 and 31216?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31204 and 31216 is 4.

GCF(31204,31216) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31204 and 31216, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31204 and 31216.

How to find the GCF of 31204 and 31216?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31204 and 31216. After we will calculate the factors of 31204 and 31216 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31204

Prime factors of 31204 are 2, 29, 269. Prime factorization of 31204 in exponential form is:

31204 = 2² × 29¹ × 269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31216

Prime factors of 31216 are 2, 1951. Prime factorization of 31216 in exponential form is:

31216 = 2⁴ × 1951¹

Step-3: Factors of 31204

List of positive integer factors of 31204 that divides 31204 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 58, 116, 269, 538, 1076, 7801, 15602

Step-4: Factors of 31216

List of positive integer factors of 31216 that divides 31204 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 1951, 3902, 7804, 15608

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31204 and 31216. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31204 and 31216 is 4.

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