What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31344 and 31348?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31344 and 31348 is 4.

GCF(31344,31348) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31344 and 31348, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31344 and 31348.

How to find the GCF of 31344 and 31348?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31344 and 31348. After we will calculate the factors of 31344 and 31348 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31344

Prime factors of 31344 are 2, 3, 653. Prime factorization of 31344 in exponential form is:

31344 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 653¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31348

Prime factors of 31348 are 2, 17, 461. Prime factorization of 31348 in exponential form is:

31348 = 2² × 17¹ × 461¹

Step-3: Factors of 31344

List of positive integer factors of 31344 that divides 31344 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 653, 1306, 1959, 2612, 3918, 5224, 7836, 10448, 15672

Step-4: Factors of 31348

List of positive integer factors of 31348 that divides 31344 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 461, 922, 1844, 7837, 15674

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31344 and 31348. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31344 and 31348 is 4.

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