What is the Greatest Common Factor of 298 and 316?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 298 and 316 is 2.

GCF(298,316) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 298 and 316, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 298 and 316.

How to find the GCF of 298 and 316?

We will first find the prime factorization of 298 and 316. After we will calculate the factors of 298 and 316 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 298

Prime factors of 298 are 2, 149. Prime factorization of 298 in exponential form is:

298 = 2¹ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 316

Prime factors of 316 are 2, 79. Prime factorization of 316 in exponential form is:

316 = 2² × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 298

List of positive integer factors of 298 that divides 298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 149

Step-4: Factors of 316

List of positive integer factors of 316 that divides 298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 79, 158

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 298 and 316. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 298 and 316 is 2.

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