What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31558 and 31572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31558 and 31572 is 2.

GCF(31558,31572) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31558 and 31572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31558 and 31572.

How to find the GCF of 31558 and 31572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31558 and 31572. After we will calculate the factors of 31558 and 31572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31558

Prime factors of 31558 are 2, 31, 509. Prime factorization of 31558 in exponential form is:

31558 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 509¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31572

Prime factors of 31572 are 2, 3, 877. Prime factorization of 31572 in exponential form is:

31572 = 2² × 3² × 877¹

Step-3: Factors of 31558

List of positive integer factors of 31558 that divides 31558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 509, 1018, 15779

Step-4: Factors of 31572

List of positive integer factors of 31572 that divides 31558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 877, 1754, 2631, 3508, 5262, 7893, 10524, 15786

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31558 and 31572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31558 and 31572 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 31558 and 31572