What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31979 and 31995?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31979 and 31995 is 1.

GCF(31979,31995) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31979 and 31995, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31979 and 31995.

How to find the GCF of 31979 and 31995?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31979 and 31995. After we will calculate the factors of 31979 and 31995 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31979

Prime factors of 31979 are 113, 283. Prime factorization of 31979 in exponential form is:

31979 = 113¹ × 283¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31995

Prime factors of 31995 are 3, 5, 79. Prime factorization of 31995 in exponential form is:

31995 = 3⁴ × 5¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 31979

List of positive integer factors of 31979 that divides 31979 without a remainder.

1, 113, 283

Step-4: Factors of 31995

List of positive integer factors of 31995 that divides 31979 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45, 79, 81, 135, 237, 395, 405, 711, 1185, 2133, 3555, 6399, 10665

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31979 and 31995. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31979 and 31995 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 31979 and 31995