What is the Greatest Common Factor of 343 and 350?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 343 and 350 is 7.

GCF(343,350) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 343 and 350, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 343 and 350.

How to find the GCF of 343 and 350?

We will first find the prime factorization of 343 and 350. After we will calculate the factors of 343 and 350 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 343

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

343 = 7³

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 350

Prime factors of 350 are 2, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 350 in exponential form is:

350 = 2¹ × 5² × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 343

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

1, 7, 49

Step-4: Factors of 350

List of positive integer factors of 350 that divides 343 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 25, 35, 50, 70, 175

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 343 and 350. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 343 and 350 is 7.

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