What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31396 and 31412?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31396 and 31412 is 4.

GCF(31396,31412) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31396 and 31412, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31396 and 31412.

How to find the GCF of 31396 and 31412?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31396 and 31412. After we will calculate the factors of 31396 and 31412 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31396

Prime factors of 31396 are 2, 47, 167. Prime factorization of 31396 in exponential form is:

31396 = 2² × 47¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31412

Prime factors of 31412 are 2, 7853. Prime factorization of 31412 in exponential form is:

31412 = 2² × 7853¹

Step-3: Factors of 31396

List of positive integer factors of 31396 that divides 31396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 47, 94, 167, 188, 334, 668, 7849, 15698

Step-4: Factors of 31412

List of positive integer factors of 31412 that divides 31396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7853, 15706

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31396 and 31412. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31396 and 31412 is 4.

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