What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31356 and 31371?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31356 and 31371 is 3.

GCF(31356,31371) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31356 and 31371, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31356 and 31371.

How to find the GCF of 31356 and 31371?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31356 and 31371. After we will calculate the factors of 31356 and 31371 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 31371

Prime factors of 31371 are 3, 10457. Prime factorization of 31371 in exponential form is:

31371 = 3¹ × 10457¹

Step-3: Factors of 31356

List of positive integer factors of 31356 that divides 31356 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

Step-4: Factors of 31371

List of positive integer factors of 31371 that divides 31356 without a remainder.

1, 3, 10457

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31356 and 31371. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31356 and 31371 is 3.

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