What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31432 and 31436?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31432 and 31436 is 4.

GCF(31432,31436) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31432 and 31436, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31432 and 31436.

How to find the GCF of 31432 and 31436?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31432 and 31436. After we will calculate the factors of 31432 and 31436 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31432

Prime factors of 31432 are 2, 3929. Prime factorization of 31432 in exponential form is:

31432 = 2³ × 3929¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31436

Prime factors of 31436 are 2, 29, 271. Prime factorization of 31436 in exponential form is:

31436 = 2² × 29¹ × 271¹

Step-3: Factors of 31432

List of positive integer factors of 31432 that divides 31432 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3929, 7858, 15716

Step-4: Factors of 31436

List of positive integer factors of 31436 that divides 31432 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 58, 116, 271, 542, 1084, 7859, 15718

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31432 and 31436. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31432 and 31436 is 4.

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