What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31983 and 32002?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31983 and 32002 is 1.

GCF(31983,32002) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31983 and 32002, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31983 and 32002.

How to find the GCF of 31983 and 32002?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31983 and 32002. After we will calculate the factors of 31983 and 32002 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31983

Prime factors of 31983 are 3, 7, 1523. Prime factorization of 31983 in exponential form is:

31983 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1523¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32002

Prime factors of 32002 are 2, 16001. Prime factorization of 32002 in exponential form is:

32002 = 2¹ × 16001¹

Step-3: Factors of 31983

List of positive integer factors of 31983 that divides 31983 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1523, 4569, 10661

Step-4: Factors of 32002

List of positive integer factors of 32002 that divides 31983 without a remainder.

1, 2, 16001

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31983 and 32002. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31983 and 32002 is 1.

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