What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31239 and 31245?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31239 and 31245 is 3.

GCF(31239,31245) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31239 and 31245, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31239 and 31245.

How to find the GCF of 31239 and 31245?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31239 and 31245. After we will calculate the factors of 31239 and 31245 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31239

Prime factors of 31239 are 3, 13, 89. Prime factorization of 31239 in exponential form is:

31239 = 3³ × 13¹ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31245

Prime factors of 31245 are 3, 5, 2083. Prime factorization of 31245 in exponential form is:

31245 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 2083¹

Step-3: Factors of 31239

List of positive integer factors of 31239 that divides 31239 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 13, 27, 39, 89, 117, 267, 351, 801, 1157, 2403, 3471, 10413

Step-4: Factors of 31245

List of positive integer factors of 31245 that divides 31239 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 2083, 6249, 10415

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31239 and 31245. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31239 and 31245 is 3.

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