What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31311 and 31329?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31311 and 31329 is 9.

GCF(31311,31329) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31311 and 31329, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31311 and 31329.

How to find the GCF of 31311 and 31329?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31311 and 31329. After we will calculate the factors of 31311 and 31329 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31311

Prime factors of 31311 are 3, 7, 71. Prime factorization of 31311 in exponential form is:

31311 = 3² × 7² × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31329

Prime factors of 31329 are 3, 59. Prime factorization of 31329 in exponential form is:

31329 = 3² × 59²

Step-3: Factors of 31311

List of positive integer factors of 31311 that divides 31311 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 49, 63, 71, 147, 213, 441, 497, 639, 1491, 3479, 4473, 10437

Step-4: Factors of 31329

List of positive integer factors of 31329 that divides 31311 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 59, 177, 531, 3481, 10443

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31311 and 31329. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31311 and 31329 is 9.

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