What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31652 and 31656?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31652 and 31656 is 4.

GCF(31652,31656) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31652 and 31656, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31652 and 31656.

How to find the GCF of 31652 and 31656?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31652 and 31656. After we will calculate the factors of 31652 and 31656 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 31656

Prime factors of 31656 are 2, 3, 1319. Prime factorization of 31656 in exponential form is:

31656 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1319¹

Step-3: Factors of 31652

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 31656

List of positive integer factors of 31656 that divides 31652 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1319, 2638, 3957, 5276, 7914, 10552, 15828

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31652 and 31656. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31652 and 31656 is 4.

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