What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31946 and 31963?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31946 and 31963 is 1.

GCF(31946,31963) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31946 and 31963, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31946 and 31963.

How to find the GCF of 31946 and 31963?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31946 and 31963. After we will calculate the factors of 31946 and 31963 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31946

Prime factors of 31946 are 2, 15973. Prime factorization of 31946 in exponential form is:

31946 = 2¹ × 15973¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31963

Prime factors of 31963 are 31963. Prime factorization of 31963 in exponential form is:

31963 = 31963¹

Step-3: Factors of 31946

List of positive integer factors of 31946 that divides 31946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15973

Step-4: Factors of 31963

List of positive integer factors of 31963 that divides 31946 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31946 and 31963. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31946 and 31963 is 1.

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