What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31261 and 31272?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31261 and 31272 is 1.

GCF(31261,31272) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31261 and 31272, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31261 and 31272.

How to find the GCF of 31261 and 31272?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31261 and 31272. After we will calculate the factors of 31261 and 31272 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31261

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

31261 = 43¹ × 727¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31272

Prime factors of 31272 are 2, 3, 1303. Prime factorization of 31272 in exponential form is:

31272 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1303¹

Step-3: Factors of 31261

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

1, 43, 727

Step-4: Factors of 31272

List of positive integer factors of 31272 that divides 31261 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1303, 2606, 3909, 5212, 7818, 10424, 15636

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31261 and 31272. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31261 and 31272 is 1.

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