What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31516 and 31526?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31516 and 31526 is 2.

GCF(31516,31526) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31516 and 31526, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31516 and 31526.

How to find the GCF of 31516 and 31526?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31516 and 31526. After we will calculate the factors of 31516 and 31526 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31516

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

31516 = 2² × 7879¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31526

Prime factors of 31526 are 2, 11, 1433. Prime factorization of 31526 in exponential form is:

31526 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1433¹

Step-3: Factors of 31516

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

1, 2, 4, 7879, 15758

Step-4: Factors of 31526

List of positive integer factors of 31526 that divides 31516 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1433, 2866, 15763

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31516 and 31526. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31516 and 31526 is 2.

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