GCF and LCM of 10 and 30

The GCF of 10 and 30 is 10. The LCM of 10 and 30 is 30.

Method 1: list the factors (GCF)

Factors of 10: 1, 2, 5, 10.
Factors of 30: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30.
Common factors: 1, 2, 5 and 10. The greatest of these is 10.

Method 2: prime factorization

10 = 2 × 5
30 = 2 × 3 × 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 × 3 × 5 = 30.

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. 30 = 3 × 10 + 0

The last non-zero remainder is 10, so GCF(10, 30) = 10.

LCM by listing multiples

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

Check: GCF × LCM = product

10 × 30 = 300 = 10 × 30. This always holds for two numbers, so you can find the LCM as (10 × 30) ÷ 10 = 30.

Simplifying the fraction 10/30

Divide the top and bottom by the GCF 10: 10/30 = 1/3.

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 30230
3 and 30330
4 and 30260
5 and 30530
6 and 30630
7 and 301210

See also: factors of 10 · factors of 30.

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