What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31244 and 31252?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31244 and 31252 is 4.

GCF(31244,31252) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31244 and 31252, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31244 and 31252.

How to find the GCF of 31244 and 31252?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31244 and 31252. After we will calculate the factors of 31244 and 31252 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 31252

Prime factors of 31252 are 2, 13, 601. Prime factorization of 31252 in exponential form is:

31252 = 2² × 13¹ × 601¹

Step-3: Factors of 31244

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 31252

List of positive integer factors of 31252 that divides 31244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 601, 1202, 2404, 7813, 15626

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31244 and 31252. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31244 and 31252 is 4.

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