What is the Greatest Common Factor of 343 and 348?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 343 and 348 is 1.

GCF(343,348) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 343 and 348, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 343 and 348.

How to find the GCF of 343 and 348?

We will first find the prime factorization of 343 and 348. After we will calculate the factors of 343 and 348 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 343

Prime factors of 343 are 7. Prime factorization of 343 in exponential form is:

343 = 7³

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 343

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

1, 7, 49

Step-4: Factors of 348

List of positive integer factors of 348 that divides 343 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 343 and 348. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 343 and 348 is 1.

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