What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31901 and 31908?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31901 and 31908 is 1.

GCF(31901,31908) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31901 and 31908, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31901 and 31908.

How to find the GCF of 31901 and 31908?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31901 and 31908. After we will calculate the factors of 31901 and 31908 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31901

Prime factors of 31901 are 19, 23, 73. Prime factorization of 31901 in exponential form is:

31901 = 19¹ × 23¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31908

Prime factors of 31908 are 2, 3, 2659. Prime factorization of 31908 in exponential form is:

31908 = 2² × 3¹ × 2659¹

Step-3: Factors of 31901

List of positive integer factors of 31901 that divides 31901 without a remainder.

1, 19, 23, 73, 437, 1387, 1679

Step-4: Factors of 31908

List of positive integer factors of 31908 that divides 31901 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2659, 5318, 7977, 10636, 15954

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31901 and 31908. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31901 and 31908 is 1.

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