What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31498 and 31502?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31498 and 31502 is 2.

GCF(31498,31502) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31498 and 31502, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31498 and 31502.

How to find the GCF of 31498 and 31502?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31498 and 31502. After we will calculate the factors of 31498 and 31502 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31498

Prime factors of 31498 are 2, 15749. Prime factorization of 31498 in exponential form is:

31498 = 2¹ × 15749¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31502

Prime factors of 31502 are 2, 19, 829. Prime factorization of 31502 in exponential form is:

31502 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 829¹

Step-3: Factors of 31498

List of positive integer factors of 31498 that divides 31498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15749

Step-4: Factors of 31502

List of positive integer factors of 31502 that divides 31498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 829, 1658, 15751

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31498 and 31502. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31498 and 31502 is 2.

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