What is the Greatest Common Factor of 342 and 357?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 342 and 357 is 3.

GCF(342,357) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 342 and 357, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 342 and 357.

How to find the GCF of 342 and 357?

We will first find the prime factorization of 342 and 357. After we will calculate the factors of 342 and 357 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 342

Prime factors of 342 are 2, 3, 19. Prime factorization of 342 in exponential form is:

342 = 2¹ × 3² × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 357

Prime factors of 357 are 3, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 357 in exponential form is:

357 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 342

List of positive integer factors of 342 that divides 342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 19, 38, 57, 114, 171

Step-4: Factors of 357

List of positive integer factors of 357 that divides 342 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 17, 21, 51, 119

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 342 and 357. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 342 and 357 is 3.

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