What is the Greatest Common Factor of 318 and 329?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 318 and 329 is 1.

GCF(318,329) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 318 and 329, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 318 and 329.

How to find the GCF of 318 and 329?

We will first find the prime factorization of 318 and 329. After we will calculate the factors of 318 and 329 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 318

Prime factors of 318 are 2, 3, 53. Prime factorization of 318 in exponential form is:

318 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 329

Prime factors of 329 are 7, 47. Prime factorization of 329 in exponential form is:

329 = 7¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 318

List of positive integer factors of 318 that divides 318 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 53, 106, 159

Step-4: Factors of 329

List of positive integer factors of 329 that divides 318 without a remainder.

1, 7, 47

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 318 and 329. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 318 and 329 is 1.

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