What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31500 and 31516?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31500 and 31516 is 4.

GCF(31500,31516) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31500 and 31516, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31500 and 31516.

How to find the GCF of 31500 and 31516?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31500 and 31516. After we will calculate the factors of 31500 and 31516 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31500

Prime factors of 31500 are 2, 3, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 31500 in exponential form is:

31500 = 2² × 3² × 5³ × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31516

Prime factors of 31516 are 2, 7879. Prime factorization of 31516 in exponential form is:

31516 = 2² × 7879¹

Step-3: Factors of 31500

List of positive integer factors of 31500 that divides 31500 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 25, 28, 30, 35, 36, 42, 45, 50, 60, 63, 70, 75, 84, 90, 100, 105, 125, 126, 140, 150, 175, 180, 210, 225, 250, 252, 300, 315, 350, 375, 420, 450, 500, 525, 630, 700, 750, 875, 900, 1050, 1125, 1260, 1500, 1575, 1750, 2100, 2250, 2625, 3150, 3500, 4500, 5250, 6300, 7875, 10500, 15750

Step-4: Factors of 31516

List of positive integer factors of 31516 that divides 31500 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7879, 15758

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31500 and 31516. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31500 and 31516 is 4.

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