What is the Greatest Common Factor of 349 and 357?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 349 and 357 is 1.

GCF(349,357) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 349 and 357, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 349 and 357.

How to find the GCF of 349 and 357?

We will first find the prime factorization of 349 and 357. After we will calculate the factors of 349 and 357 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 349

Prime factors of 349 are 349. Prime factorization of 349 in exponential form is:

349 = 349¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 357

Prime factors of 357 are 3, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 357 in exponential form is:

357 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 349

List of positive integer factors of 349 that divides 349 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 357

List of positive integer factors of 357 that divides 349 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 17, 21, 51, 119

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 349 and 357. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 349 and 357 is 1.

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