What is the Greatest Common Factor of 360 and 376?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 360 and 376 is 8.

GCF(360,376) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 360 and 376, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 360 and 376.

How to find the GCF of 360 and 376?

We will first find the prime factorization of 360 and 376. After we will calculate the factors of 360 and 376 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 360

Prime factors of 360 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 360 in exponential form is:

360 = 2³ × 3² × 5¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 376

Prime factors of 376 are 2, 47. Prime factorization of 376 in exponential form is:

376 = 2³ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 360

List of positive integer factors of 360 that divides 360 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 24, 30, 36, 40, 45, 60, 72, 90, 120, 180

Step-4: Factors of 376

List of positive integer factors of 376 that divides 360 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 47, 94, 188

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 360 and 376. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 360 and 376 is 8.

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