What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32716 and 32731?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32716 and 32731 is 1.

GCF(32716,32731) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32716 and 32731, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32716 and 32731.

How to find the GCF of 32716 and 32731?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32716 and 32731. After we will calculate the factors of 32716 and 32731 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32716

Prime factors of 32716 are 2, 8179. Prime factorization of 32716 in exponential form is:

32716 = 2² × 8179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32731

Prime factors of 32731 are 71, 461. Prime factorization of 32731 in exponential form is:

32731 = 71¹ × 461¹

Step-3: Factors of 32716

List of positive integer factors of 32716 that divides 32716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8179, 16358

Step-4: Factors of 32731

List of positive integer factors of 32731 that divides 32716 without a remainder.

1, 71, 461

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32716 and 32731. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32716 and 32731 is 1.

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