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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 318 and 333?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 318 and 333 is 3.

GCF(318,333) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 318 and 333, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 318 and 333.

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How to find the GCF of 318 and 333?

We will first find the prime factorization of 318 and 333. After we will calculate the factors of 318 and 333 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 318

Prime factors of 318 are 2, 3, 53. Prime factorization of 318 in exponential form is:

318 = 21 × 31 × 531

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 333

Prime factors of 333 are 3, 37. Prime factorization of 333 in exponential form is:

333 = 32 × 371

Step-3: Factors of 318

List of positive integer factors of 318 that divides 318 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 53, 106, 159

Step-4: Factors of 333

List of positive integer factors of 333 that divides 318 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 37, 111

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 318 and 333. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 318 and 333 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 318 and 333