What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31446 and 31462?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31446 and 31462 is 2.

GCF(31446,31462) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31446 and 31462, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31446 and 31462.

How to find the GCF of 31446 and 31462?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31446 and 31462. After we will calculate the factors of 31446 and 31462 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31446

Prime factors of 31446 are 2, 3, 1747. Prime factorization of 31446 in exponential form is:

31446 = 2¹ × 3² × 1747¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31462

Prime factors of 31462 are 2, 15731. Prime factorization of 31462 in exponential form is:

31462 = 2¹ × 15731¹

Step-3: Factors of 31446

List of positive integer factors of 31446 that divides 31446 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1747, 3494, 5241, 10482, 15723

Step-4: Factors of 31462

List of positive integer factors of 31462 that divides 31446 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15731

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31446 and 31462. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31446 and 31462 is 2.

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