How is the process for finding the Least Common Multiple (LCM) and the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of a set of numbers the same, how are they different?

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Paityn Richmond

Mathematics

5 September, 01:14

How is the process for finding the Least Common Multiple (LCM) and the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of a set of numbers the same, how are they different?

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Harper Hutchinson · Answer 1

GCF = Finds the greater factors between two numbers or more. LCM is finding the two smallest numbers in common between numbers.

June Hubbard · Answer 2

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24 and 32

gcf is found by multiplying their factors, only the common factors

24=2*2*2*3

32=2*2*2*4

gcf=8

and the lcm is found by gropuing all the factors not repeating the ones common to both

so lcm will be 2*2*2*3*4 or 96