GCF and LCM of 16 and 100

The GCF of 16 and 100 is 4. The LCM of 16 and 100 is 400.

Method 1: list the factors (GCF)

Factors of 16: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16.
Factors of 100: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100.
Common factors: 1, 2 and 4. The greatest of these is 4.

Method 2: prime factorization

16 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2
100 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 5

GCF: multiply the prime factors both numbers share: 2 × 2 = 4.

LCM: multiply every prime the maximum number of times it appears in either number: 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 5 = 400.

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 × 16 + 4
  2. 16 = 4 × 4 + 0

The last non-zero remainder is 4, so GCF(16, 100) = 4.

LCM by listing multiples

Multiples of 16: 16, 32, 48, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144, ...
Multiples of 100: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, ...
The first number in both lists is 400.

Check: GCF × LCM = product

4 × 400 = 1,600 = 16 × 100. This always holds for two numbers, so you can find the LCM as (16 × 100) ÷ 4 = 400.

Simplifying the fraction 16/100

Divide the top and bottom by the GCF 4: 16/100 = 4/25.

GCF and LCM of similar pairs

NumbersGCFLCM
2 and 16216
3 and 16148
4 and 16416
5 and 16180
6 and 16248
7 and 161112
2 and 1002100
3 and 1001300
4 and 1004100
5 and 1005100
6 and 1002300
7 and 1001700

See also: factors of 16 · factors of 100.

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