What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31344 and 31364?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31344 and 31364 is 4.

GCF(31344,31364) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31344 and 31364, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31344 and 31364.

How to find the GCF of 31344 and 31364?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31344 and 31364. After we will calculate the factors of 31344 and 31364 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 31364

Prime factors of 31364 are 2, 7841. Prime factorization of 31364 in exponential form is:

31364 = 2² × 7841¹

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 31364

List of positive integer factors of 31364 that divides 31344 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7841, 15682

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31344 and 31364. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31344 and 31364 is 4.

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