What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31961 and 31966?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31961 and 31966 is 1.

GCF(31961,31966) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31961 and 31966, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31961 and 31966.

How to find the GCF of 31961 and 31966?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31961 and 31966. After we will calculate the factors of 31961 and 31966 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31961

Prime factors of 31961 are 31, 1031. Prime factorization of 31961 in exponential form is:

31961 = 31¹ × 1031¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31966

Prime factors of 31966 are 2, 11, 1453. Prime factorization of 31966 in exponential form is:

31966 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1453¹

Step-3: Factors of 31961

List of positive integer factors of 31961 that divides 31961 without a remainder.

1, 31, 1031

Step-4: Factors of 31966

List of positive integer factors of 31966 that divides 31961 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1453, 2906, 15983

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31961 and 31966. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31961 and 31966 is 1.

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