Greatest Common Factor of 324 and 972
GCF(324, 972) = 324, Greatest common factor of 324 and 972 is 324. 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 324 and 972. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 324 and 972 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 324 and 972.
Prime Factorization of 324 is 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3 and Prime Factorization of 972 is 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3.
- Factorize\( (324) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 3\times 3\times 3\)
- Factorize\( (972) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 3\times 3\times 3\times 3\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(324, 972) = 1\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 3\times 3\times 3 = 324\).
Greatest Common Factor of 324 and 972 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 324 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 81, 108, 162, 324
List of positive integers factors of 972 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 81, 108, 162, 243, 324, 486, 972
As you can see, 324 is the greatest and common number that 324 and 972 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 324 and 972 is 324.
\(GCF(324, 972) = 324\).
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