What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31986 and 31998?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31986 and 31998 is 6.

GCF(31986,31998) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31986 and 31998, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31986 and 31998.

How to find the GCF of 31986 and 31998?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31986 and 31998. After we will calculate the factors of 31986 and 31998 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31986

Prime factors of 31986 are 2, 3, 1777. Prime factorization of 31986 in exponential form is:

31986 = 2¹ × 3² × 1777¹

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 31986

List of positive integer factors of 31986 that divides 31986 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1777, 3554, 5331, 10662, 15993

Step-4: Factors of 31998

List of positive integer factors of 31998 that divides 31986 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31986 and 31998. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31986 and 31998 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 31986 and 31998