What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31792 and 31802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31792 and 31802 is 2.

GCF(31792,31802) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31792 and 31802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31792 and 31802.

How to find the GCF of 31792 and 31802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31792 and 31802. After we will calculate the factors of 31792 and 31802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31792

Prime factors of 31792 are 2, 1987. Prime factorization of 31792 in exponential form is:

31792 = 2⁴ × 1987¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31802

Prime factors of 31802 are 2, 15901. Prime factorization of 31802 in exponential form is:

31802 = 2¹ × 15901¹

Step-3: Factors of 31792

List of positive integer factors of 31792 that divides 31792 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 1987, 3974, 7948, 15896

Step-4: Factors of 31802

List of positive integer factors of 31802 that divides 31792 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15901

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31792 and 31802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31792 and 31802 is 2.

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