What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31258 and 31276?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31258 and 31276 is 2.

GCF(31258,31276) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31258 and 31276, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31258 and 31276.

How to find the GCF of 31258 and 31276?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31258 and 31276. After we will calculate the factors of 31258 and 31276 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31258

Prime factors of 31258 are 2, 15629. Prime factorization of 31258 in exponential form is:

31258 = 2¹ × 15629¹

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 31258

List of positive integer factors of 31258 that divides 31258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15629

Step-4: Factors of 31276

List of positive integer factors of 31276 that divides 31258 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 31258 and 31276. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31258 and 31276 is 2.

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