What is the Greatest Common Factor of 336 and 343?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 336 and 343 is 7.

GCF(336,343) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 336 and 343, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 336 and 343.

How to find the GCF of 336 and 343?

We will first find the prime factorization of 336 and 343. After we will calculate the factors of 336 and 343 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 336

Prime factors of 336 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 336 in exponential form is:

336 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 343

Prime factors of 343 are 7. Prime factorization of 343 in exponential form is:

343 = 7³

Step-3: Factors of 336

List of positive integer factors of 336 that divides 336 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16, 21, 24, 28, 42, 48, 56, 84, 112, 168

Step-4: Factors of 343

List of positive integer factors of 343 that divides 336 without a remainder.

1, 7, 49

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 336 and 343. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 336 and 343 is 7.

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