What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31731 and 31737?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31731 and 31737 is 3.

GCF(31731,31737) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31731 and 31737, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31731 and 31737.

How to find the GCF of 31731 and 31737?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31731 and 31737. After we will calculate the factors of 31731 and 31737 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 31737

Prime factors of 31737 are 3, 71, 149. Prime factorization of 31737 in exponential form is:

31737 = 3¹ × 71¹ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 31731

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 31737

List of positive integer factors of 31737 that divides 31731 without a remainder.

1, 3, 71, 149, 213, 447, 10579

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31731 and 31737. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31731 and 31737 is 3.

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