What is the Greatest Common Factor of 334 and 348?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 334 and 348 is 2.

GCF(334,348) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 334 and 348, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 334 and 348.

How to find the GCF of 334 and 348?

We will first find the prime factorization of 334 and 348. After we will calculate the factors of 334 and 348 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 334

Prime factors of 334 are 2, 167. Prime factorization of 334 in exponential form is:

334 = 2¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 348

Prime factors of 348 are 2, 3, 29. Prime factorization of 348 in exponential form is:

348 = 2² × 3¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 334

List of positive integer factors of 334 that divides 334 without a remainder.

1, 2, 167

Step-4: Factors of 348

List of positive integer factors of 348 that divides 334 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 29, 58, 87, 116, 174

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 334 and 348. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 334 and 348 is 2.

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