What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31563 and 31577?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31563 and 31577 is 7.

GCF(31563,31577) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31563 and 31577, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31563 and 31577.

How to find the GCF of 31563 and 31577?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31563 and 31577. After we will calculate the factors of 31563 and 31577 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31563

Prime factors of 31563 are 3, 7, 167. Prime factorization of 31563 in exponential form is:

31563 = 3³ × 7¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31577

Prime factors of 31577 are 7, 13, 347. Prime factorization of 31577 in exponential form is:

31577 = 7¹ × 13¹ × 347¹

Step-3: Factors of 31563

List of positive integer factors of 31563 that divides 31563 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 27, 63, 167, 189, 501, 1169, 1503, 3507, 4509, 10521

Step-4: Factors of 31577

List of positive integer factors of 31577 that divides 31563 without a remainder.

1, 7, 13, 91, 347, 2429, 4511

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31563 and 31577. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31563 and 31577 is 7.

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