What is the Greatest Common Factor of 355 and 373?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 355 and 373 is 1.

GCF(355,373) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 355 and 373, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 355 and 373.

How to find the GCF of 355 and 373?

We will first find the prime factorization of 355 and 373. After we will calculate the factors of 355 and 373 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 355

Prime factors of 355 are 5, 71. Prime factorization of 355 in exponential form is:

355 = 5¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 373

Prime factors of 373 are 373. Prime factorization of 373 in exponential form is:

373 = 373¹

Step-3: Factors of 355

List of positive integer factors of 355 that divides 355 without a remainder.

1, 5, 71

Step-4: Factors of 373

List of positive integer factors of 373 that divides 355 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 355 and 373. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 355 and 373 is 1.

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