What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31250 and 31261?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31250 and 31261 is 1.

GCF(31250,31261) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31250 and 31261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31250 and 31261.

How to find the GCF of 31250 and 31261?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31250 and 31261. After we will calculate the factors of 31250 and 31261 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31250

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

31250 = 2¹ × 5⁶

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31261

Prime factors of 31261 are 43, 727. Prime factorization of 31261 in exponential form is:

31261 = 43¹ × 727¹

Step-3: Factors of 31250

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 31261

List of positive integer factors of 31261 that divides 31250 without a remainder.

1, 43, 727

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31250 and 31261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31250 and 31261 is 1.

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