What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31931 and 31938?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31931 and 31938 is 1.

GCF(31931,31938) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31931 and 31938, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31931 and 31938.

How to find the GCF of 31931 and 31938?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31931 and 31938. After we will calculate the factors of 31931 and 31938 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31931

Prime factors of 31931 are 37, 863. Prime factorization of 31931 in exponential form is:

31931 = 37¹ × 863¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31938

Prime factors of 31938 are 2, 3, 5323. Prime factorization of 31938 in exponential form is:

31938 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5323¹

Step-3: Factors of 31931

List of positive integer factors of 31931 that divides 31931 without a remainder.

1, 37, 863

Step-4: Factors of 31938

List of positive integer factors of 31938 that divides 31931 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5323, 10646, 15969

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31931 and 31938. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31931 and 31938 is 1.

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