What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31587 and 31599?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31587 and 31599 is 3.

GCF(31587,31599) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31587 and 31599, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31587 and 31599.

How to find the GCF of 31587 and 31599?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31587 and 31599. After we will calculate the factors of 31587 and 31599 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31587

Prime factors of 31587 are 3, 10529. Prime factorization of 31587 in exponential form is:

31587 = 3¹ × 10529¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31599

Prime factors of 31599 are 3, 3511. Prime factorization of 31599 in exponential form is:

31599 = 3² × 3511¹

Step-3: Factors of 31587

List of positive integer factors of 31587 that divides 31587 without a remainder.

1, 3, 10529

Step-4: Factors of 31599

List of positive integer factors of 31599 that divides 31587 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 3511, 10533

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31587 and 31599. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31587 and 31599 is 3.

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