What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31474 and 31492?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31474 and 31492 is 2.

GCF(31474,31492) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31474 and 31492, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31474 and 31492.

How to find the GCF of 31474 and 31492?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31474 and 31492. After we will calculate the factors of 31474 and 31492 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31474

Prime factors of 31474 are 2, 15737. Prime factorization of 31474 in exponential form is:

31474 = 2¹ × 15737¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31492

Prime factors of 31492 are 2, 7873. Prime factorization of 31492 in exponential form is:

31492 = 2² × 7873¹

Step-3: Factors of 31474

List of positive integer factors of 31474 that divides 31474 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15737

Step-4: Factors of 31492

List of positive integer factors of 31492 that divides 31474 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7873, 15746

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31474 and 31492. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31474 and 31492 is 2.

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