What is the Greatest Common Factor of 359 and 363?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 359 and 363 is 1.

GCF(359,363) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 359 and 363, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 359 and 363.

How to find the GCF of 359 and 363?

We will first find the prime factorization of 359 and 363. After we will calculate the factors of 359 and 363 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 359

Prime factors of 359 are 359. Prime factorization of 359 in exponential form is:

359 = 359¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 363

Prime factors of 363 are 3, 11. Prime factorization of 363 in exponential form is:

363 = 3¹ × 11²

Step-3: Factors of 359

List of positive integer factors of 359 that divides 359 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 363

List of positive integer factors of 363 that divides 359 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 121

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 359 and 363. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 359 and 363 is 1.

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