What is the Greatest Common Factor of 357 and 376?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 357 and 376 is 1.

GCF(357,376) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 357 and 376, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 357 and 376.

How to find the GCF of 357 and 376?

We will first find the prime factorization of 357 and 376. After we will calculate the factors of 357 and 376 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 376

Prime factors of 376 are 2, 47. Prime factorization of 376 in exponential form is:

376 = 2³ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 357

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 376

List of positive integer factors of 376 that divides 357 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 47, 94, 188

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 357 and 376. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 357 and 376 is 1.

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