What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31665 and 31683?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31665 and 31683 is 3.

GCF(31665,31683) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31665 and 31683, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31665 and 31683.

How to find the GCF of 31665 and 31683?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31665 and 31683. After we will calculate the factors of 31665 and 31683 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31665

Prime factors of 31665 are 3, 5, 2111. Prime factorization of 31665 in exponential form is:

31665 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 2111¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31683

Prime factors of 31683 are 3, 59, 179. Prime factorization of 31683 in exponential form is:

31683 = 3¹ × 59¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 31665

List of positive integer factors of 31665 that divides 31665 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 2111, 6333, 10555

Step-4: Factors of 31683

List of positive integer factors of 31683 that divides 31665 without a remainder.

1, 3, 59, 177, 179, 537, 10561

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31665 and 31683. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31665 and 31683 is 3.

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