What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31539 and 31551?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31539 and 31551 is 3.

GCF(31539,31551) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31539 and 31551, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31539 and 31551.

How to find the GCF of 31539 and 31551?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31539 and 31551. After we will calculate the factors of 31539 and 31551 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31539

Prime factors of 31539 are 3, 10513. Prime factorization of 31539 in exponential form is:

31539 = 3¹ × 10513¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31551

Prime factors of 31551 are 3, 13, 809. Prime factorization of 31551 in exponential form is:

31551 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 809¹

Step-3: Factors of 31539

List of positive integer factors of 31539 that divides 31539 without a remainder.

1, 3, 10513

Step-4: Factors of 31551

List of positive integer factors of 31551 that divides 31539 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 809, 2427, 10517

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31539 and 31551. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31539 and 31551 is 3.

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