The GCF of 10 and 100 is 10. The LCM of 10 and 100 is 100.
Factors of 10: 1, 2, 5, 10.
Factors of 100: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100.
Common factors: 1, 2, 5 and 10. The greatest of these is 10.
10 = 2 × 5
100 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 5
GCF: multiply the prime factors both numbers share: 2 × 5 = 10.
LCM: multiply every prime the maximum number of times it appears in either number: 2 × 2 × 5 × 5 = 100.
Divide the larger number by the smaller and repeat with the remainder until it is 0. The last non-zero remainder is the GCF.
The last non-zero remainder is 10, so GCF(10, 100) = 10.
Multiples of 10: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, ...
Multiples of 100: 100, 200, ...
The first number in both lists is 100.
10 × 100 = 1,000 = 10 × 100. This always holds for two numbers, so you can find the LCM as (10 × 100) ÷ 10 = 100.
Divide the top and bottom by the GCF 10: 10/100 = 1/10.
| Numbers | GCF | LCM |
|---|---|---|
| 2 and 10 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 and 10 | 1 | 30 |
| 4 and 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 5 and 10 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 and 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 and 10 | 1 | 70 |
| 2 and 100 | 2 | 100 |
| 3 and 100 | 1 | 300 |
| 4 and 100 | 4 | 100 |
| 5 and 100 | 5 | 100 |
| 6 and 100 | 2 | 300 |
| 7 and 100 | 1 | 700 |
See also: factors of 10 · factors of 100.
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