What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31536 and 31543?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31536 and 31543 is 1.

GCF(31536,31543) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31536 and 31543, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31536 and 31543.

How to find the GCF of 31536 and 31543?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31536 and 31543. After we will calculate the factors of 31536 and 31543 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31536

Prime factors of 31536 are 2, 3, 73. Prime factorization of 31536 in exponential form is:

31536 = 2⁴ × 3³ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31543

Prime factors of 31543 are 31543. Prime factorization of 31543 in exponential form is:

31543 = 31543¹

Step-3: Factors of 31536

List of positive integer factors of 31536 that divides 31536 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 27, 36, 48, 54, 72, 73, 108, 144, 146, 216, 219, 292, 432, 438, 584, 657, 876, 1168, 1314, 1752, 1971, 2628, 3504, 3942, 5256, 7884, 10512, 15768

Step-4: Factors of 31543

List of positive integer factors of 31543 that divides 31536 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31536 and 31543. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31536 and 31543 is 1.

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