GCF and LCM of 10 and 25

The GCF of 10 and 25 is 5. The LCM of 10 and 25 is 50.

Method 1: list the factors (GCF)

Factors of 10: 1, 2, 5, 10.
Factors of 25: 1, 5, 25.
Common factors: 1 and 5. The greatest of these is 5.

Method 2: prime factorization

10 = 2 × 5
25 = 5 × 5

GCF: multiply the prime factors both numbers share: 5 = 5.

LCM: multiply every prime the maximum number of times it appears in either number: 2 × 5 × 5 = 50.

Method 3: Euclidean algorithm (GCF)

Divide the larger number by the smaller and repeat with the remainder until it is 0. The last non-zero remainder is the GCF.

  1. 25 = 2 × 10 + 5
  2. 10 = 2 × 5 + 0

The last non-zero remainder is 5, so GCF(10, 25) = 5.

LCM by listing multiples

Multiples of 10: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, ...
Multiples of 25: 25, 50, 75, ...
The first number in both lists is 50.

Check: GCF × LCM = product

5 × 50 = 250 = 10 × 25. This always holds for two numbers, so you can find the LCM as (10 × 25) ÷ 5 = 50.

Simplifying the fraction 10/25

Divide the top and bottom by the GCF 5: 10/25 = 2/5.

GCF and LCM of similar pairs

NumbersGCFLCM
2 and 10210
3 and 10130
4 and 10220
5 and 10510
6 and 10230
7 and 10170
2 and 25150
3 and 25175
4 and 251100
5 and 25525
6 and 251150
7 and 251175

See also: factors of 10 · factors of 25.

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