What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31501 and 31506?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31501 and 31506 is 1.

GCF(31501,31506) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31501 and 31506, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31501 and 31506.

How to find the GCF of 31501 and 31506?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31501 and 31506. After we will calculate the factors of 31501 and 31506 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31501

Prime factors of 31501 are 17, 109. Prime factorization of 31501 in exponential form is:

31501 = 17² × 109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31506

Prime factors of 31506 are 2, 3, 59, 89. Prime factorization of 31506 in exponential form is:

31506 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 59¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 31501

List of positive integer factors of 31501 that divides 31501 without a remainder.

1, 17, 109, 289, 1853

Step-4: Factors of 31506

List of positive integer factors of 31506 that divides 31501 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 59, 89, 118, 177, 178, 267, 354, 534, 5251, 10502, 15753

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31501 and 31506. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31501 and 31506 is 1.

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