What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31269 and 31287?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31269 and 31287 is 3.

GCF(31269,31287) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31269 and 31287, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31269 and 31287.

How to find the GCF of 31269 and 31287?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31269 and 31287. After we will calculate the factors of 31269 and 31287 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31269

Prime factors of 31269 are 3, 7, 1489. Prime factorization of 31269 in exponential form is:

31269 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1489¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31287

Prime factors of 31287 are 3, 10429. Prime factorization of 31287 in exponential form is:

31287 = 3¹ × 10429¹

Step-3: Factors of 31269

List of positive integer factors of 31269 that divides 31269 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1489, 4467, 10423

Step-4: Factors of 31287

List of positive integer factors of 31287 that divides 31269 without a remainder.

1, 3, 10429

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31269 and 31287. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31269 and 31287 is 3.

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