GCF and LCM of 13 and 18

The GCF of 13 and 18 is 1. The LCM of 13 and 18 is 234.

• GCF (greatest common factor, also called GCD or HCF) of 13 and 18 = 1
• LCM (least common multiple) of 13 and 18 = 234

13 and 18 share no common factor except 1, so they are coprime (relatively prime). When two numbers are coprime their LCM is simply their product: 13 × 18 = 234.

Method 1: list the factors (GCF)

Factors of 13: 1, 13.
Factors of 18: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18.
Common factors: 1. The greatest of these is 1.

Method 2: prime factorization

13 = 13 (prime)
18 = 2 × 3 × 3

GCF: multiply the prime factors both numbers share: there are none, so the GCF is 1.

LCM: multiply every prime the maximum number of times it appears in either number: 2 × 3 × 3 × 13 = 234.

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. 18 = 1 × 13 + 5
2. 13 = 2 × 5 + 3
3. 5 = 1 × 3 + 2
4. 3 = 1 × 2 + 1
5. 2 = 2 × 1 + 0

The last non-zero remainder is 1, so GCF(13, 18) = 1.

LCM by listing multiples

Multiples of 13: 13, 26, 39, 52, 65, 78, 91, 104, 117, ...
Multiples of 18: 18, 36, 54, 72, 90, 108, 126, 144, 162, ...
The first number in both lists is 234.

Check: GCF × LCM = product

1 × 234 = 234 = 13 × 18. This always holds for two numbers, so you can find the LCM as (13 × 18) ÷ 1 = 234.

Simplifying the fraction 13/18

13/18 is already in lowest terms because the GCF of 13 and 18 is 1.

GCF and LCM of similar pairs

See also: factors of 13 · factors of 18 · 13/18 as a decimal.

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