What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31256 and 31271?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31256 and 31271 is 1.

GCF(31256,31271) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31256 and 31271, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31256 and 31271.

How to find the GCF of 31256 and 31271?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31256 and 31271. After we will calculate the factors of 31256 and 31271 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31256

Prime factors of 31256 are 2, 3907. Prime factorization of 31256 in exponential form is:

31256 = 2³ × 3907¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31271

Prime factors of 31271 are 31271. Prime factorization of 31271 in exponential form is:

31271 = 31271¹

Step-3: Factors of 31256

List of positive integer factors of 31256 that divides 31256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3907, 7814, 15628

Step-4: Factors of 31271

List of positive integer factors of 31271 that divides 31256 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31256 and 31271. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31256 and 31271 is 1.

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