What is the Greatest Common Factor of 324 and 339?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 324 and 339 is 3.

GCF(324,339) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 324 and 339, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 324 and 339.

How to find the GCF of 324 and 339?

We will first find the prime factorization of 324 and 339. After we will calculate the factors of 324 and 339 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 339

Prime factors of 339 are 3, 113. Prime factorization of 339 in exponential form is:

339 = 3¹ × 113¹

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 339

List of positive integer factors of 339 that divides 324 without a remainder.

1, 3, 113

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 324 and 339. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 324 and 339 is 3.

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