What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32318 and 32331?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32318 and 32331 is 13.

GCF(32318,32331) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32318 and 32331, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32318 and 32331.

How to find the GCF of 32318 and 32331?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32318 and 32331. After we will calculate the factors of 32318 and 32331 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32318

Prime factors of 32318 are 2, 11, 13, 113. Prime factorization of 32318 in exponential form is:

32318 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32331

Prime factors of 32331 are 3, 13, 829. Prime factorization of 32331 in exponential form is:

32331 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 829¹

Step-3: Factors of 32318

List of positive integer factors of 32318 that divides 32318 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 13, 22, 26, 113, 143, 226, 286, 1243, 1469, 2486, 2938, 16159

Step-4: Factors of 32331

List of positive integer factors of 32331 that divides 32318 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 829, 2487, 10777

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32318 and 32331. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32318 and 32331 is 13.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 32318 and 32331