What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31716 and 31727?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31716 and 31727 is 1.

GCF(31716,31727) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31716 and 31727, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31716 and 31727.

How to find the GCF of 31716 and 31727?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31716 and 31727. After we will calculate the factors of 31716 and 31727 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31716

Prime factors of 31716 are 2, 3, 881. Prime factorization of 31716 in exponential form is:

31716 = 2² × 3² × 881¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31727

Prime factors of 31727 are 31727. Prime factorization of 31727 in exponential form is:

31727 = 31727¹

Step-3: Factors of 31716

List of positive integer factors of 31716 that divides 31716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 881, 1762, 2643, 3524, 5286, 7929, 10572, 15858

Step-4: Factors of 31727

List of positive integer factors of 31727 that divides 31716 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31716 and 31727. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31716 and 31727 is 1.

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