What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31656 and 31671?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31656 and 31671 is 3.

GCF(31656,31671) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31656 and 31671, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31656 and 31671.

How to find the GCF of 31656 and 31671?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31656 and 31671. After we will calculate the factors of 31656 and 31671 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 31671

Prime factors of 31671 are 3, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 31671 in exponential form is:

31671 = 3⁴ × 17¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 31656

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 31671

List of positive integer factors of 31671 that divides 31656 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 23, 27, 51, 69, 81, 153, 207, 391, 459, 621, 1173, 1377, 1863, 3519, 10557

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31656 and 31671. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31656 and 31671 is 3.

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