What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31242 and 31250?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31242 and 31250 is 2.

GCF(31242,31250) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31242 and 31250, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31242 and 31250.

How to find the GCF of 31242 and 31250?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31242 and 31250. After we will calculate the factors of 31242 and 31250 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31242

Prime factors of 31242 are 2, 3, 41, 127. Prime factorization of 31242 in exponential form is:

31242 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 41¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31250

Prime factors of 31250 are 2, 5. Prime factorization of 31250 in exponential form is:

31250 = 2¹ × 5⁶

Step-3: Factors of 31242

List of positive integer factors of 31242 that divides 31242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 41, 82, 123, 127, 246, 254, 381, 762, 5207, 10414, 15621

Step-4: Factors of 31250

List of positive integer factors of 31250 that divides 31242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 125, 250, 625, 1250, 3125, 6250, 15625

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31242 and 31250. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31242 and 31250 is 2.

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