What is the Greatest Common Factor of 324 and 328?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 324 and 328 is 4.

GCF(324,328) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 324 and 328, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 324 and 328.

How to find the GCF of 324 and 328?

We will first find the prime factorization of 324 and 328. After we will calculate the factors of 324 and 328 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 324

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

324 = 2² × 3⁴

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 328

Prime factors of 328 are 2, 41. Prime factorization of 328 in exponential form is:

328 = 2³ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 324

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 328

List of positive integer factors of 328 that divides 324 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 41, 82, 164

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 324 and 328. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 324 and 328 is 4.

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