What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31922 and 31942?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31922 and 31942 is 2.

GCF(31922,31942) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31922 and 31942, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31922 and 31942.

How to find the GCF of 31922 and 31942?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31922 and 31942. After we will calculate the factors of 31922 and 31942 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31922

Prime factors of 31922 are 2, 11, 1451. Prime factorization of 31922 in exponential form is:

31922 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1451¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31942

Prime factors of 31942 are 2, 15971. Prime factorization of 31942 in exponential form is:

31942 = 2¹ × 15971¹

Step-3: Factors of 31922

List of positive integer factors of 31922 that divides 31922 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1451, 2902, 15961

Step-4: Factors of 31942

List of positive integer factors of 31942 that divides 31922 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15971

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31922 and 31942. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31922 and 31942 is 2.

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