What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31982 and 31998?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31982 and 31998 is 2.

GCF(31982,31998) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31982 and 31998, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31982 and 31998.

How to find the GCF of 31982 and 31998?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31982 and 31998. After we will calculate the factors of 31982 and 31998 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31982

Prime factors of 31982 are 2, 15991. Prime factorization of 31982 in exponential form is:

31982 = 2¹ × 15991¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31998

Prime factors of 31998 are 2, 3, 5333. Prime factorization of 31998 in exponential form is:

31998 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5333¹

Step-3: Factors of 31982

List of positive integer factors of 31982 that divides 31982 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15991

Step-4: Factors of 31998

List of positive integer factors of 31998 that divides 31982 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5333, 10666, 15999

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31982 and 31998. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31982 and 31998 is 2.

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