The GCF of 10 and 22 is 2. The LCM of 10 and 22 is 110.
Factors of 10: 1, 2, 5, 10.
Factors of 22: 1, 2, 11, 22.
Common factors: 1 and 2. The greatest of these is 2.
10 = 2 × 5
22 = 2 × 11
GCF: multiply the prime factors both numbers share: 2 = 2.
LCM: multiply every prime the maximum number of times it appears in either number: 2 × 5 × 11 = 110.
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 2, so GCF(10, 22) = 2.
Multiples of 10: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, ...
Multiples of 22: 22, 44, 66, 88, 110, 132, ...
The first number in both lists is 110.
2 × 110 = 220 = 10 × 22. This always holds for two numbers, so you can find the LCM as (10 × 22) ÷ 2 = 110.
Divide the top and bottom by the GCF 2: 10/22 = 5/11.
| 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 22 | 2 | 22 |
| 3 and 22 | 1 | 66 |
| 4 and 22 | 2 | 44 |
| 5 and 22 | 1 | 110 |
| 6 and 22 | 2 | 66 |
| 7 and 22 | 1 | 154 |
See also: factors of 10 · factors of 22.
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