Greatest Common Factor of 48 and 329
GCF(48, 329) = 1, Greatest common factor of 48 and 329 is 1. 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 48 and 329. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 48 and 329 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 48 and 329.
Prime Factorization of 48 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3 and Prime Factorization of 329 is 1, 7, 47.
- Factorize\( (48) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3\)
- Factorize\( (329) = \) \(1\times 7\times 47\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 1) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(48, 329) = 1\times 1 = 1\).
Greatest Common Factor of 48 and 329 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 48 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48
List of positive integers factors of 329 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 7, 47, 329
As you can see, 1 is the greatest and common number that 48 and 329 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 48 and 329 is 1.
\(GCF(48, 329) = 1\).
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