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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 336 and 351?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 336 and 351 is 3.

GCF(336,351) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 336 and 351, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 336 and 351.

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How to find the GCF of 336 and 351?

We will first find the prime factorization of 336 and 351. After we will calculate the factors of 336 and 351 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 336

Prime factors of 336 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 336 in exponential form is:

336 = 24 × 31 × 71

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 351

Prime factors of 351 are 3, 13. Prime factorization of 351 in exponential form is:

351 = 33 × 131

Step-3: Factors of 336

List of positive integer factors of 336 that divides 336 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16, 21, 24, 28, 42, 48, 56, 84, 112, 168

Step-4: Factors of 351

List of positive integer factors of 351 that divides 336 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 13, 27, 39, 117

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 336 and 351. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 336 and 351 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 336 and 351