What is the Greatest Common Factor of 368 and 388?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 368 and 388 is 4.

GCF(368,388) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 368 and 388, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 368 and 388.

How to find the GCF of 368 and 388?

We will first find the prime factorization of 368 and 388. After we will calculate the factors of 368 and 388 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 368

Prime factors of 368 are 2, 23. Prime factorization of 368 in exponential form is:

368 = 2⁴ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 388

Prime factors of 388 are 2, 97. Prime factorization of 388 in exponential form is:

388 = 2² × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 368

List of positive integer factors of 368 that divides 368 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 46, 92, 184

Step-4: Factors of 388

List of positive integer factors of 388 that divides 368 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 97, 194

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 368 and 388. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 368 and 388 is 4.

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