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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 332 and 340?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 332 and 340 is 4.

GCF(332,340) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 332 and 340, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 332 and 340.

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How to find the GCF of 332 and 340?

We will first find the prime factorization of 332 and 340. After we will calculate the factors of 332 and 340 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 332

Prime factors of 332 are 2, 83. Prime factorization of 332 in exponential form is:

332 = 22 × 831

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 340

Prime factors of 340 are 2, 5, 17. Prime factorization of 340 in exponential form is:

340 = 22 × 51 × 171

Step-3: Factors of 332

List of positive integer factors of 332 that divides 332 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 83, 166

Step-4: Factors of 340

List of positive integer factors of 340 that divides 332 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 17, 20, 34, 68, 85, 170

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 332 and 340. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 332 and 340 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 332 and 340