What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31582 and 31588?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31582 and 31588 is 2.

GCF(31582,31588) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31582 and 31588, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31582 and 31588.

How to find the GCF of 31582 and 31588?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31582 and 31588. After we will calculate the factors of 31582 and 31588 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31582

Prime factors of 31582 are 2, 15791. Prime factorization of 31582 in exponential form is:

31582 = 2¹ × 15791¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31588

Prime factors of 31588 are 2, 53, 149. Prime factorization of 31588 in exponential form is:

31588 = 2² × 53¹ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 31582

List of positive integer factors of 31582 that divides 31582 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15791

Step-4: Factors of 31588

List of positive integer factors of 31588 that divides 31582 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 53, 106, 149, 212, 298, 596, 7897, 15794

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31582 and 31588. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31582 and 31588 is 2.

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