What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32518 and 32531?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32518 and 32531 is 1.

GCF(32518,32531) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32518 and 32531, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32518 and 32531.

How to find the GCF of 32518 and 32531?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32518 and 32531. After we will calculate the factors of 32518 and 32531 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32518

Prime factors of 32518 are 2, 71, 229. Prime factorization of 32518 in exponential form is:

32518 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32531

Prime factors of 32531 are 32531. Prime factorization of 32531 in exponential form is:

32531 = 32531¹

Step-3: Factors of 32518

List of positive integer factors of 32518 that divides 32518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 142, 229, 458, 16259

Step-4: Factors of 32531

List of positive integer factors of 32531 that divides 32518 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32518 and 32531. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32518 and 32531 is 1.

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