What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31346 and 31356?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31346 and 31356 is 2.

GCF(31346,31356) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31346 and 31356, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31346 and 31356.

How to find the GCF of 31346 and 31356?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31346 and 31356. After we will calculate the factors of 31346 and 31356 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31346

Prime factors of 31346 are 2, 7, 2239. Prime factorization of 31346 in exponential form is:

31346 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31356

Prime factors of 31356 are 2, 3, 13, 67. Prime factorization of 31356 in exponential form is:

31356 = 2² × 3² × 13¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 31346

List of positive integer factors of 31346 that divides 31346 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 2239, 4478, 15673

Step-4: Factors of 31356

List of positive integer factors of 31356 that divides 31346 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 13, 18, 26, 36, 39, 52, 67, 78, 117, 134, 156, 201, 234, 268, 402, 468, 603, 804, 871, 1206, 1742, 2412, 2613, 3484, 5226, 7839, 10452, 15678

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31346 and 31356. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31346 and 31356 is 2.

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