What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31243 and 31259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31243 and 31259 is 1.

GCF(31243,31259) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31243 and 31259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31243 and 31259.

How to find the GCF of 31243 and 31259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31243 and 31259. After we will calculate the factors of 31243 and 31259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31243

Prime factors of 31243 are 157, 199. Prime factorization of 31243 in exponential form is:

31243 = 157¹ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31259

Prime factors of 31259 are 31259. Prime factorization of 31259 in exponential form is:

31259 = 31259¹

Step-3: Factors of 31243

List of positive integer factors of 31243 that divides 31243 without a remainder.

1, 157, 199

Step-4: Factors of 31259

List of positive integer factors of 31259 that divides 31243 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31243 and 31259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31243 and 31259 is 1.

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