Greatest Common Factor of 204 and 327
GCF(204, 327) = 3, Greatest common factor of 204 and 327 is 3. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 204 and 327. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 204 and 327 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 204 and 327.
Prime Factorization of 204 is 1, 2, 2, 3, 17 and Prime Factorization of 327 is 1, 3, 109.
- Factorize\( (204) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 17\)
- Factorize\( (327) = \) \(1\times 3\times 109\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 3) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(204, 327) = 1\times 3 = 3\).
Greatest Common Factor of 204 and 327 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 204 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 17, 34, 51, 68, 102, 204
List of positive integers factors of 327 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 3, 109, 327
As you can see, 3 is the greatest and common number that 204 and 327 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 204 and 327 is 3.
\(GCF(204, 327) = 3\).
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