GCF and LCM of 20 and 25

The GCF of 20 and 25 is 5. The LCM of 20 and 25 is 100.

Method 1: list the factors (GCF)

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

Method 2: prime factorization

20 = 2 × 2 × 5
25 = 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 × 5 × 5 = 100.

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. 25 = 1 × 20 + 5
  2. 20 = 4 × 5 + 0

The last non-zero remainder is 5, so GCF(20, 25) = 5.

LCM by listing multiples

Multiples of 20: 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, ...
Multiples of 25: 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, ...
The first number in both lists is 100.

Check: GCF × LCM = product

5 × 100 = 500 = 20 × 25. This always holds for two numbers, so you can find the LCM as (20 × 25) ÷ 5 = 100.

Simplifying the fraction 20/25

Divide the top and bottom by the GCF 5: 20/25 = 4/5.

GCF and LCM of similar pairs

NumbersGCFLCM
2 and 20220
3 and 20160
4 and 20420
5 and 20520
6 and 20260
7 and 201140
2 and 25150
3 and 25175
4 and 251100
5 and 25525
6 and 251150
7 and 251175

See also: factors of 20 · factors of 25.

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