What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31998 and 32006?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31998 and 32006 is 2.

GCF(31998,32006) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31998 and 32006, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31998 and 32006.

How to find the GCF of 31998 and 32006?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31998 and 32006. After we will calculate the factors of 31998 and 32006 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 32006

Prime factors of 32006 are 2, 13, 1231. Prime factorization of 32006 in exponential form is:

32006 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1231¹

Step-3: Factors of 31998

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 32006

List of positive integer factors of 32006 that divides 31998 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 1231, 2462, 16003

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31998 and 32006. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31998 and 32006 is 2.

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