What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31994 and 32009?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31994 and 32009 is 1.

GCF(31994,32009) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31994 and 32009, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31994 and 32009.

How to find the GCF of 31994 and 32009?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31994 and 32009. After we will calculate the factors of 31994 and 32009 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31994

Prime factors of 31994 are 2, 17, 941. Prime factorization of 31994 in exponential form is:

31994 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 941¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32009

Prime factors of 32009 are 32009. Prime factorization of 32009 in exponential form is:

32009 = 32009¹

Step-3: Factors of 31994

List of positive integer factors of 31994 that divides 31994 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 941, 1882, 15997

Step-4: Factors of 32009

List of positive integer factors of 32009 that divides 31994 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31994 and 32009. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31994 and 32009 is 1.

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