What is the Greatest Common Factor of 317 and 324?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 317 and 324 is 1.

GCF(317,324) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 317 and 324, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 317 and 324.

How to find the GCF of 317 and 324?

We will first find the prime factorization of 317 and 324. After we will calculate the factors of 317 and 324 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 317

Prime factors of 317 are 317. Prime factorization of 317 in exponential form is:

317 = 317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 324

Prime factors of 324 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 324 in exponential form is:

324 = 2² × 3⁴

Step-3: Factors of 317

List of positive integer factors of 317 that divides 317 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 324

List of positive integer factors of 324 that divides 317 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 81, 108, 162

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 317 and 324. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 317 and 324 is 1.

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