What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31461 and 31479?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31461 and 31479 is 3.

GCF(31461,31479) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31461 and 31479, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31461 and 31479.

How to find the GCF of 31461 and 31479?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31461 and 31479. After we will calculate the factors of 31461 and 31479 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31461

Prime factors of 31461 are 3, 10487. Prime factorization of 31461 in exponential form is:

31461 = 3¹ × 10487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31479

Prime factors of 31479 are 3, 7, 1499. Prime factorization of 31479 in exponential form is:

31479 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1499¹

Step-3: Factors of 31461

List of positive integer factors of 31461 that divides 31461 without a remainder.

1, 3, 10487

Step-4: Factors of 31479

List of positive integer factors of 31479 that divides 31461 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1499, 4497, 10493

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31461 and 31479. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31461 and 31479 is 3.

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