What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31238 and 31244?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31238 and 31244 is 2.

GCF(31238,31244) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31238 and 31244, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31238 and 31244.

How to find the GCF of 31238 and 31244?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31238 and 31244. After we will calculate the factors of 31238 and 31244 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31238

Prime factors of 31238 are 2, 15619. Prime factorization of 31238 in exponential form is:

31238 = 2¹ × 15619¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31244

Prime factors of 31244 are 2, 73, 107. Prime factorization of 31244 in exponential form is:

31244 = 2² × 73¹ × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 31238

List of positive integer factors of 31238 that divides 31238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15619

Step-4: Factors of 31244

List of positive integer factors of 31244 that divides 31238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 73, 107, 146, 214, 292, 428, 7811, 15622

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31238 and 31244. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31238 and 31244 is 2.

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