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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31260 and 31278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31260 and 31278 is 6.

GCF(31260,31278) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31260 and 31278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31260 and 31278.

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How to find the GCF of 31260 and 31278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31260 and 31278. After we will calculate the factors of 31260 and 31278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31260

Prime factors of 31260 are 2, 3, 5, 521. Prime factorization of 31260 in exponential form is:

31260 = 22 × 31 × 51 × 5211

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31278

Prime factors of 31278 are 2, 3, 13, 401. Prime factorization of 31278 in exponential form is:

31278 = 21 × 31 × 131 × 4011

Step-3: Factors of 31260

List of positive integer factors of 31260 that divides 31260 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 521, 1042, 1563, 2084, 2605, 3126, 5210, 6252, 7815, 10420, 15630

Step-4: Factors of 31278

List of positive integer factors of 31278 that divides 31260 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 78, 401, 802, 1203, 2406, 5213, 10426, 15639

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31260 and 31278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31260 and 31278 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 31260 and 31278