What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31256 and 31276?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31256 and 31276 is 4.

GCF(31256,31276) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31256 and 31276, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31256 and 31276.

How to find the GCF of 31256 and 31276?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31256 and 31276. After we will calculate the factors of 31256 and 31276 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 31276

Prime factors of 31276 are 2, 7, 1117. Prime factorization of 31276 in exponential form is:

31276 = 2² × 7¹ × 1117¹

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 31276

List of positive integer factors of 31276 that divides 31256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1117, 2234, 4468, 7819, 15638

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31256 and 31276. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31256 and 31276 is 4.

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