What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31588 and 31592?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31588 and 31592 is 4.

GCF(31588,31592) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31588 and 31592, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31588 and 31592.

How to find the GCF of 31588 and 31592?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31588 and 31592. After we will calculate the factors of 31588 and 31592 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 31592

Prime factors of 31592 are 2, 11, 359. Prime factorization of 31592 in exponential form is:

31592 = 2³ × 11¹ × 359¹

Step-3: Factors of 31588

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 31592

List of positive integer factors of 31592 that divides 31588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 88, 359, 718, 1436, 2872, 3949, 7898, 15796

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31588 and 31592. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31588 and 31592 is 4.

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