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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 340 and 359?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 340 and 359 is 1.

GCF(340,359) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 340 and 359, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 340 and 359.

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How to find the GCF of 340 and 359?

We will first find the prime factorization of 340 and 359. After we will calculate the factors of 340 and 359 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 340

Prime factors of 340 are 2, 5, 17. Prime factorization of 340 in exponential form is:

340 = 22 × 51 × 171

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 359

Prime factors of 359 are 359. Prime factorization of 359 in exponential form is:

359 = 3591

Step-3: Factors of 340

List of positive integer factors of 340 that divides 340 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 17, 20, 34, 68, 85, 170

Step-4: Factors of 359

List of positive integer factors of 359 that divides 340 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 340 and 359. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 340 and 359 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 340 and 359