What is the Greatest Common Factor of 328 and 343?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 328 and 343 is 1.

GCF(328,343) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 328 and 343, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 328 and 343.

How to find the GCF of 328 and 343?

We will first find the prime factorization of 328 and 343. After we will calculate the factors of 328 and 343 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 328

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

328 = 2³ × 41¹

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 328

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 343

List of positive integer factors of 343 that divides 328 without a remainder.

1, 7, 49

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 328 and 343. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 328 and 343 is 1.

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