What is the Greatest Common Factor of 370 and 386?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 370 and 386 is 2.

GCF(370,386) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 370 and 386, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 370 and 386.

How to find the GCF of 370 and 386?

We will first find the prime factorization of 370 and 386. After we will calculate the factors of 370 and 386 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 370

Prime factors of 370 are 2, 5, 37. Prime factorization of 370 in exponential form is:

370 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 386

Prime factors of 386 are 2, 193. Prime factorization of 386 in exponential form is:

386 = 2¹ × 193¹

Step-3: Factors of 370

List of positive integer factors of 370 that divides 370 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 37, 74, 185

Step-4: Factors of 386

List of positive integer factors of 386 that divides 370 without a remainder.

1, 2, 193

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 370 and 386. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 370 and 386 is 2.

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