What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31216 and 31232?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31216 and 31232 is 16.

GCF(31216,31232) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31216 and 31232, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31216 and 31232.

How to find the GCF of 31216 and 31232?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31216 and 31232. After we will calculate the factors of 31216 and 31232 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31216

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

31216 = 2⁴ × 1951¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31232

Prime factors of 31232 are 2, 61. Prime factorization of 31232 in exponential form is:

31232 = 2⁹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 31216

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 31232

List of positive integer factors of 31232 that divides 31216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 61, 64, 122, 128, 244, 256, 488, 512, 976, 1952, 3904, 7808, 15616

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31216 and 31232. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31216 and 31232 is 16.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 31216 and 31232