What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31596 and 31608?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31596 and 31608 is 12.

GCF(31596,31608) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31596 and 31608, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31596 and 31608.

How to find the GCF of 31596 and 31608?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31596 and 31608. After we will calculate the factors of 31596 and 31608 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31596

Prime factors of 31596 are 2, 3, 2633. Prime factorization of 31596 in exponential form is:

31596 = 2² × 3¹ × 2633¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31608

Prime factors of 31608 are 2, 3, 439. Prime factorization of 31608 in exponential form is:

31608 = 2³ × 3² × 439¹

Step-3: Factors of 31596

List of positive integer factors of 31596 that divides 31596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2633, 5266, 7899, 10532, 15798

Step-4: Factors of 31608

List of positive integer factors of 31608 that divides 31596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 439, 878, 1317, 1756, 2634, 3512, 3951, 5268, 7902, 10536, 15804

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31596 and 31608. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31596 and 31608 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 31596 and 31608