What is the Greatest Common Factor of 344 and 348?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 344 and 348 is 4.

GCF(344,348) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 344 and 348, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 344 and 348.

How to find the GCF of 344 and 348?

We will first find the prime factorization of 344 and 348. After we will calculate the factors of 344 and 348 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 344

Prime factors of 344 are 2, 43. Prime factorization of 344 in exponential form is:

344 = 2³ × 43¹

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 344

List of positive integer factors of 344 that divides 344 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 43, 86, 172

Step-4: Factors of 348

List of positive integer factors of 348 that divides 344 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 344 and 348. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 344 and 348 is 4.

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