In acidic medium
MnO4- + 8H+ + 5e = Mn2+ + 4H2O
from this reaction we can deduce that Mn7+ reduced to Mn2+ so “ n factor” for this reaction is 5
Eq.wt = molecular weight / n factor
So for KMnO4 molecular weight is 158.g
So Eq.wt = 158/5 = 31.6 g per equivalent.