What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31996 and 32014?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31996 and 32014 is 2.

GCF(31996,32014) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31996 and 32014, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31996 and 32014.

How to find the GCF of 31996 and 32014?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31996 and 32014. After we will calculate the factors of 31996 and 32014 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31996

Prime factors of 31996 are 2, 19, 421. Prime factorization of 31996 in exponential form is:

31996 = 2² × 19¹ × 421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32014

Prime factors of 32014 are 2, 16007. Prime factorization of 32014 in exponential form is:

32014 = 2¹ × 16007¹

Step-3: Factors of 31996

List of positive integer factors of 31996 that divides 31996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76, 421, 842, 1684, 7999, 15998

Step-4: Factors of 32014

List of positive integer factors of 32014 that divides 31996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 16007

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31996 and 32014. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31996 and 32014 is 2.

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