What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31436 and 31454?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31436 and 31454 is 2.

GCF(31436,31454) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31436 and 31454, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31436 and 31454.

How to find the GCF of 31436 and 31454?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31436 and 31454. After we will calculate the factors of 31436 and 31454 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 31454

Prime factors of 31454 are 2, 15727. Prime factorization of 31454 in exponential form is:

31454 = 2¹ × 15727¹

Step-3: Factors of 31436

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 31454

List of positive integer factors of 31454 that divides 31436 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15727

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31436 and 31454. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31436 and 31454 is 2.

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