What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31227 and 31241?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31227 and 31241 is 7.

GCF(31227,31241) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31227 and 31241, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31227 and 31241.

How to find the GCF of 31227 and 31241?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31227 and 31241. After we will calculate the factors of 31227 and 31241 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31227

Prime factors of 31227 are 3, 7, 1487. Prime factorization of 31227 in exponential form is:

31227 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31241

Prime factors of 31241 are 7, 4463. Prime factorization of 31241 in exponential form is:

31241 = 7¹ × 4463¹

Step-3: Factors of 31227

List of positive integer factors of 31227 that divides 31227 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1487, 4461, 10409

Step-4: Factors of 31241

List of positive integer factors of 31241 that divides 31227 without a remainder.

1, 7, 4463

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31227 and 31241. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31227 and 31241 is 7.

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