What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31229 and 31246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31229 and 31246 is 17.

GCF(31229,31246) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31229 and 31246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31229 and 31246.

How to find the GCF of 31229 and 31246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31229 and 31246. After we will calculate the factors of 31229 and 31246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 31246

Prime factors of 31246 are 2, 17, 919. Prime factorization of 31246 in exponential form is:

31246 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 919¹

Step-3: Factors of 31229

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 31246

List of positive integer factors of 31246 that divides 31229 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 919, 1838, 15623

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31229 and 31246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31229 and 31246 is 17.

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