What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31744 and 31764?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31744 and 31764 is 4.

GCF(31744,31764) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31744 and 31764, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31744 and 31764.

How to find the GCF of 31744 and 31764?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31744 and 31764. After we will calculate the factors of 31744 and 31764 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31744

Prime factors of 31744 are 2, 31. Prime factorization of 31744 in exponential form is:

31744 = 2¹⁰ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31764

Prime factors of 31764 are 2, 3, 2647. Prime factorization of 31764 in exponential form is:

31764 = 2² × 3¹ × 2647¹

Step-3: Factors of 31744

List of positive integer factors of 31744 that divides 31744 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 31, 32, 62, 64, 124, 128, 248, 256, 496, 512, 992, 1024, 1984, 3968, 7936, 15872

Step-4: Factors of 31764

List of positive integer factors of 31764 that divides 31744 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2647, 5294, 7941, 10588, 15882

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31744 and 31764. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31744 and 31764 is 4.

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