What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31340 and 31355?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31340 and 31355 is 5.

GCF(31340,31355) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31340 and 31355, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31340 and 31355.

How to find the GCF of 31340 and 31355?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31340 and 31355. After we will calculate the factors of 31340 and 31355 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31340

Prime factors of 31340 are 2, 5, 1567. Prime factorization of 31340 in exponential form is:

31340 = 2² × 5¹ × 1567¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31355

Prime factors of 31355 are 5, 6271. Prime factorization of 31355 in exponential form is:

31355 = 5¹ × 6271¹

Step-3: Factors of 31340

List of positive integer factors of 31340 that divides 31340 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1567, 3134, 6268, 7835, 15670

Step-4: Factors of 31355

List of positive integer factors of 31355 that divides 31340 without a remainder.

1, 5, 6271

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31340 and 31355. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31340 and 31355 is 5.

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