What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31535 and 31555?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31535 and 31555 is 5.

GCF(31535,31555) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31535 and 31555, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31535 and 31555.

How to find the GCF of 31535 and 31555?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31535 and 31555. After we will calculate the factors of 31535 and 31555 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31535

Prime factors of 31535 are 5, 7, 17, 53. Prime factorization of 31535 in exponential form is:

31535 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31555

Prime factors of 31555 are 5, 6311. Prime factorization of 31555 in exponential form is:

31555 = 5¹ × 6311¹

Step-3: Factors of 31535

List of positive integer factors of 31535 that divides 31535 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 17, 35, 53, 85, 119, 265, 371, 595, 901, 1855, 4505, 6307

Step-4: Factors of 31555

List of positive integer factors of 31555 that divides 31535 without a remainder.

1, 5, 6311

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31535 and 31555. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31535 and 31555 is 5.

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