GCF and LCM of 13 and 19

The GCF of 13 and 19 is 1. The LCM of 13 and 19 is 247.

• GCF (greatest common factor, also called GCD or HCF) of 13 and 19 = 1
• LCM (least common multiple) of 13 and 19 = 247

13 and 19 share no common factor except 1, so they are coprime (relatively prime). When two numbers are coprime their LCM is simply their product: 13 × 19 = 247.

Method 1: list the factors (GCF)

Factors of 13: 1, 13.
Factors of 19: 1, 19.
Common factors: 1. The greatest of these is 1.

Method 2: prime factorization

13 = 13 (prime)
19 = 19 (prime)

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: 13 × 19 = 247.

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. 19 = 1 × 13 + 6
2. 13 = 2 × 6 + 1
3. 6 = 6 × 1 + 0

The last non-zero remainder is 1, so GCF(13, 19) = 1.

LCM by listing multiples

Multiples of 13: 13, 26, 39, 52, 65, 78, 91, 104, 117, ...
Multiples of 19: 19, 38, 57, 76, 95, 114, 133, 152, 171, ...
The first number in both lists is 247.

Check: GCF × LCM = product

1 × 247 = 247 = 13 × 19. This always holds for two numbers, so you can find the LCM as (13 × 19) ÷ 1 = 247.

Simplifying the fraction 13/19

13/19 is already in lowest terms because the GCF of 13 and 19 is 1.

GCF and LCM of similar pairs

See also: factors of 13 · factors of 19 · 13/19 as a decimal.

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