What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31719 and 31731?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31719 and 31731 is 3.

GCF(31719,31731) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31719 and 31731, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31719 and 31731.

How to find the GCF of 31719 and 31731?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31719 and 31731. After we will calculate the factors of 31719 and 31731 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31719

Prime factors of 31719 are 3, 97, 109. Prime factorization of 31719 in exponential form is:

31719 = 3¹ × 97¹ × 109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31731

Prime factors of 31731 are 3, 7, 1511. Prime factorization of 31731 in exponential form is:

31731 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1511¹

Step-3: Factors of 31719

List of positive integer factors of 31719 that divides 31719 without a remainder.

1, 3, 97, 109, 291, 327, 10573

Step-4: Factors of 31731

List of positive integer factors of 31731 that divides 31719 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1511, 4533, 10577

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31719 and 31731. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31719 and 31731 is 3.

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