What is the Greatest Common Factor of 323 and 343?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 323 and 343 is 1.

GCF(323,343) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 323 and 343, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 323 and 343.

How to find the GCF of 323 and 343?

We will first find the prime factorization of 323 and 343. After we will calculate the factors of 323 and 343 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 323

Prime factors of 323 are 17, 19. Prime factorization of 323 in exponential form is:

323 = 17¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 343

Prime factors of 343 are 7. Prime factorization of 343 in exponential form is:

343 = 7³

Step-3: Factors of 323

List of positive integer factors of 323 that divides 323 without a remainder.

1, 17, 19

Step-4: Factors of 343

List of positive integer factors of 343 that divides 323 without a remainder.

1, 7, 49

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 323 and 343. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 323 and 343 is 1.

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