What is the Greatest Common Factor of 368 and 387?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 368 and 387 is 1.

GCF(368,387) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 368 and 387, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 368 and 387.

How to find the GCF of 368 and 387?

We will first find the prime factorization of 368 and 387. After we will calculate the factors of 368 and 387 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 368

Prime factors of 368 are 2, 23. Prime factorization of 368 in exponential form is:

368 = 2⁴ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 387

Prime factors of 387 are 3, 43. Prime factorization of 387 in exponential form is:

387 = 3² × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 368

List of positive integer factors of 368 that divides 368 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 46, 92, 184

Step-4: Factors of 387

List of positive integer factors of 387 that divides 368 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 43, 129

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 368 and 387. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 368 and 387 is 1.

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