What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31716 and 31729?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31716 and 31729 is 1.

GCF(31716,31729) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31716 and 31729, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31716 and 31729.

How to find the GCF of 31716 and 31729?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31716 and 31729. After we will calculate the factors of 31716 and 31729 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 31729

Prime factors of 31729 are 31729. Prime factorization of 31729 in exponential form is:

31729 = 31729¹

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 31729

List of positive integer factors of 31729 that divides 31716 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31716 and 31729. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31716 and 31729 is 1.

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