What is the Greatest Common Factor of 385 and 392?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 385 and 392 is 7.

GCF(385,392) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 385 and 392, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 385 and 392.

How to find the GCF of 385 and 392?

We will first find the prime factorization of 385 and 392. After we will calculate the factors of 385 and 392 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 385

Prime factors of 385 are 5, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 385 in exponential form is:

385 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 392

Prime factors of 392 are 2, 7. Prime factorization of 392 in exponential form is:

392 = 2³ × 7²

Step-3: Factors of 385

List of positive integer factors of 385 that divides 385 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 11, 35, 55, 77

Step-4: Factors of 392

List of positive integer factors of 392 that divides 385 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 49, 56, 98, 196

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 385 and 392. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 385 and 392 is 7.

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