What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31548 and 31560?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31548 and 31560 is 12.

GCF(31548,31560) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31548 and 31560, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31548 and 31560.

How to find the GCF of 31548 and 31560?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31548 and 31560. After we will calculate the factors of 31548 and 31560 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31548

Prime factors of 31548 are 2, 3, 11, 239. Prime factorization of 31548 in exponential form is:

31548 = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31560

Prime factors of 31560 are 2, 3, 5, 263. Prime factorization of 31560 in exponential form is:

31560 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 31548

List of positive integer factors of 31548 that divides 31548 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 33, 44, 66, 132, 239, 478, 717, 956, 1434, 2629, 2868, 5258, 7887, 10516, 15774

Step-4: Factors of 31560

List of positive integer factors of 31560 that divides 31548 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, 120, 263, 526, 789, 1052, 1315, 1578, 2104, 2630, 3156, 3945, 5260, 6312, 7890, 10520, 15780

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31548 and 31560. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31548 and 31560 is 12.

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