What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31602 and 31618?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31602 and 31618 is 2.

GCF(31602,31618) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31602 and 31618, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31602 and 31618.

How to find the GCF of 31602 and 31618?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31602 and 31618. After we will calculate the factors of 31602 and 31618 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31602

Prime factors of 31602 are 2, 3, 23, 229. Prime factorization of 31602 in exponential form is:

31602 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31618

Prime factors of 31618 are 2, 15809. Prime factorization of 31618 in exponential form is:

31618 = 2¹ × 15809¹

Step-3: Factors of 31602

List of positive integer factors of 31602 that divides 31602 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 23, 46, 69, 138, 229, 458, 687, 1374, 5267, 10534, 15801

Step-4: Factors of 31618

List of positive integer factors of 31618 that divides 31602 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15809

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31602 and 31618. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31602 and 31618 is 2.

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