What is the Greatest Common Factor of 316 and 330?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 316 and 330 is 2.

GCF(316,330) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 316 and 330, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 316 and 330.

How to find the GCF of 316 and 330?

We will first find the prime factorization of 316 and 330. After we will calculate the factors of 316 and 330 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 316

Prime factors of 316 are 2, 79. Prime factorization of 316 in exponential form is:

316 = 2² × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 330

Prime factors of 330 are 2, 3, 5, 11. Prime factorization of 330 in exponential form is:

330 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 316

List of positive integer factors of 316 that divides 316 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 79, 158

Step-4: Factors of 330

List of positive integer factors of 330 that divides 316 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 15, 22, 30, 33, 55, 66, 110, 165

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 316 and 330. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 316 and 330 is 2.

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