The GCF of 16 and 36 is 4. The LCM of 16 and 36 is 144.
Factors of 16: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16.
Factors of 36: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36.
Common factors: 1, 2 and 4. The greatest of these is 4.
16 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2
36 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3
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 × 3 × 3 = 144.
Divide the larger number by the smaller and repeat with the remainder until it is 0. The last non-zero remainder is the GCF.
The last non-zero remainder is 4, so GCF(16, 36) = 4.
Multiples of 16: 16, 32, 48, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144, ...
Multiples of 36: 36, 72, 108, 144, 180, ...
The first number in both lists is 144.
4 × 144 = 576 = 16 × 36. This always holds for two numbers, so you can find the LCM as (16 × 36) ÷ 4 = 144.
Divide the top and bottom by the GCF 4: 16/36 = 4/9.
| Numbers | GCF | LCM |
|---|---|---|
| 2 and 16 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 and 16 | 1 | 48 |
| 4 and 16 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 and 16 | 1 | 80 |
| 6 and 16 | 2 | 48 |
| 7 and 16 | 1 | 112 |
| 2 and 36 | 2 | 36 |
| 3 and 36 | 3 | 36 |
| 4 and 36 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 and 36 | 1 | 180 |
| 6 and 36 | 6 | 36 |
| 7 and 36 | 1 | 252 |
See also: factors of 16 · factors of 36.
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