What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31516 and 31530?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31516 and 31530 is 2.

GCF(31516,31530) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31516 and 31530, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31516 and 31530.

How to find the GCF of 31516 and 31530?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31516 and 31530. After we will calculate the factors of 31516 and 31530 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 31530

Prime factors of 31530 are 2, 3, 5, 1051. Prime factorization of 31530 in exponential form is:

31530 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1051¹

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 31530

List of positive integer factors of 31530 that divides 31516 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 1051, 2102, 3153, 5255, 6306, 10510, 15765

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31516 and 31530. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31516 and 31530 is 2.

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