What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31214 and 31221?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31214 and 31221 is 1.

GCF(31214,31221) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31214 and 31221, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31214 and 31221.

How to find the GCF of 31214 and 31221?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31214 and 31221. After we will calculate the factors of 31214 and 31221 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31214

Prime factors of 31214 are 2, 15607. Prime factorization of 31214 in exponential form is:

31214 = 2¹ × 15607¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31221

Prime factors of 31221 are 3, 3469. Prime factorization of 31221 in exponential form is:

31221 = 3² × 3469¹

Step-3: Factors of 31214

List of positive integer factors of 31214 that divides 31214 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15607

Step-4: Factors of 31221

List of positive integer factors of 31221 that divides 31214 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 3469, 10407

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31214 and 31221. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31214 and 31221 is 1.

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