What is the Greatest Common Factor of 352 and 357?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 352 and 357 is 1.

GCF(352,357) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 352 and 357, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 352 and 357.

How to find the GCF of 352 and 357?

We will first find the prime factorization of 352 and 357. After we will calculate the factors of 352 and 357 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 352

Prime factors of 352 are 2, 11. Prime factorization of 352 in exponential form is:

352 = 2⁵ × 11¹

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 352

List of positive integer factors of 352 that divides 352 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 22, 32, 44, 88, 176

Step-4: Factors of 357

List of positive integer factors of 357 that divides 352 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 352 and 357. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 352 and 357 is 1.

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