What is the Greatest Common Factor of 356 and 363?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 356 and 363 is 1.

GCF(356,363) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 356 and 363, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 356 and 363.

How to find the GCF of 356 and 363?

We will first find the prime factorization of 356 and 363. After we will calculate the factors of 356 and 363 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 356

Prime factors of 356 are 2, 89. Prime factorization of 356 in exponential form is:

356 = 2² × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 363

Prime factors of 363 are 3, 11. Prime factorization of 363 in exponential form is:

363 = 3¹ × 11²

Step-3: Factors of 356

List of positive integer factors of 356 that divides 356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 89, 178

Step-4: Factors of 363

List of positive integer factors of 363 that divides 356 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 121

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 356 and 363. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 356 and 363 is 1.

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