What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31278 and 31284?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31278 and 31284 is 6.

GCF(31278,31284) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31278 and 31284, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31278 and 31284.

How to find the GCF of 31278 and 31284?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31278 and 31284. After we will calculate the factors of 31278 and 31284 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 31284

Prime factors of 31284 are 2, 3, 11, 79. Prime factorization of 31284 in exponential form is:

31284 = 2² × 3² × 11¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 31278

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 31284

List of positive integer factors of 31284 that divides 31278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 22, 33, 36, 44, 66, 79, 99, 132, 158, 198, 237, 316, 396, 474, 711, 869, 948, 1422, 1738, 2607, 2844, 3476, 5214, 7821, 10428, 15642

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31278 and 31284. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31278 and 31284 is 6.

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