What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31959 and 31969?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31959 and 31969 is 1.

GCF(31959,31969) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31959 and 31969, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31959 and 31969.

How to find the GCF of 31959 and 31969?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31959 and 31969. After we will calculate the factors of 31959 and 31969 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31959

Prime factors of 31959 are 3, 53, 67. Prime factorization of 31959 in exponential form is:

31959 = 3² × 53¹ × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31969

Prime factors of 31969 are 7, 4567. Prime factorization of 31969 in exponential form is:

31969 = 7¹ × 4567¹

Step-3: Factors of 31959

List of positive integer factors of 31959 that divides 31959 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 53, 67, 159, 201, 477, 603, 3551, 10653

Step-4: Factors of 31969

List of positive integer factors of 31969 that divides 31959 without a remainder.

1, 7, 4567

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31959 and 31969. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31959 and 31969 is 1.

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