What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31221 and 31229?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31221 and 31229 is 1.

GCF(31221,31229) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31221 and 31229, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31221 and 31229.

How to find the GCF of 31221 and 31229?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31221 and 31229. After we will calculate the factors of 31221 and 31229 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31221

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

31221 = 3² × 3469¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31229

Prime factors of 31229 are 11, 17, 167. Prime factorization of 31229 in exponential form is:

31229 = 11¹ × 17¹ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 31221

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

1, 3, 9, 3469, 10407

Step-4: Factors of 31229

List of positive integer factors of 31229 that divides 31221 without a remainder.

1, 11, 17, 167, 187, 1837, 2839

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31221 and 31229. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31221 and 31229 is 1.

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