What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31470 and 31479?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31470 and 31479 is 3.

GCF(31470,31479) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31470 and 31479, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31470 and 31479.

How to find the GCF of 31470 and 31479?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31470 and 31479. After we will calculate the factors of 31470 and 31479 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31470

Prime factors of 31470 are 2, 3, 5, 1049. Prime factorization of 31470 in exponential form is:

31470 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1049¹

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 31470

List of positive integer factors of 31470 that divides 31470 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 1049, 2098, 3147, 5245, 6294, 10490, 15735

Step-4: Factors of 31479

List of positive integer factors of 31479 that divides 31470 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31470 and 31479. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31470 and 31479 is 3.

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