GCF and LCM of 15 and 100

The GCF of 15 and 100 is 5. The LCM of 15 and 100 is 300.

Method 1: list the factors (GCF)

Factors of 15: 1, 3, 5, 15.
Factors of 100: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100.
Common factors: 1 and 5. The greatest of these is 5.

Method 2: prime factorization

15 = 3 × 5
100 = 2 × 2 × 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 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 5 = 300.

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. 100 = 6 × 15 + 10
  2. 15 = 1 × 10 + 5
  3. 10 = 2 × 5 + 0

The last non-zero remainder is 5, so GCF(15, 100) = 5.

LCM by listing multiples

Multiples of 15: 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105, 120, 135, ...
Multiples of 100: 100, 200, 300, 400, ...
The first number in both lists is 300.

Check: GCF × LCM = product

5 × 300 = 1,500 = 15 × 100. This always holds for two numbers, so you can find the LCM as (15 × 100) ÷ 5 = 300.

Simplifying the fraction 15/100

Divide the top and bottom by the GCF 5: 15/100 = 3/20.

GCF and LCM of similar pairs

NumbersGCFLCM
2 and 15130
3 and 15315
4 and 15160
5 and 15515
6 and 15330
7 and 151105
2 and 1002100
3 and 1001300
4 and 1004100
5 and 1005100
6 and 1002300
7 and 1001700

See also: factors of 15 · factors of 100.

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