What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31636 and 31652?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31636 and 31652 is 4.

GCF(31636,31652) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31636 and 31652, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31636 and 31652.

How to find the GCF of 31636 and 31652?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31636 and 31652. After we will calculate the factors of 31636 and 31652 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31636

Prime factors of 31636 are 2, 11, 719. Prime factorization of 31636 in exponential form is:

31636 = 2² × 11¹ × 719¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31652

Prime factors of 31652 are 2, 41, 193. Prime factorization of 31652 in exponential form is:

31652 = 2² × 41¹ × 193¹

Step-3: Factors of 31636

List of positive integer factors of 31636 that divides 31636 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 719, 1438, 2876, 7909, 15818

Step-4: Factors of 31652

List of positive integer factors of 31652 that divides 31636 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 41, 82, 164, 193, 386, 772, 7913, 15826

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31636 and 31652. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31636 and 31652 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 31636 and 31652