The GCF of 26 and 100 is 2. The LCM of 26 and 100 is 1,300.
Factors of 26: 1, 2, 13, 26.
Factors of 100: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100.
Common factors: 1 and 2. The greatest of these is 2.
26 = 2 × 13
100 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 5
GCF: multiply the prime factors both numbers share: 2 = 2.
LCM: multiply every prime the maximum number of times it appears in either number: 2 × 2 × 5 × 5 × 13 = 1,300.
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 2, so GCF(26, 100) = 2.
Multiples of 26: 26, 52, 78, 104, 130, 156, 182, 208, 234, ...
Multiples of 100: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, ...
The first number in both lists is 1,300.
2 × 1,300 = 2,600 = 26 × 100. This always holds for two numbers, so you can find the LCM as (26 × 100) ÷ 2 = 1,300.
Divide the top and bottom by the GCF 2: 26/100 = 13/50.
| Numbers | GCF | LCM |
|---|---|---|
| 2 and 26 | 2 | 26 |
| 3 and 26 | 1 | 78 |
| 4 and 26 | 2 | 52 |
| 5 and 26 | 1 | 130 |
| 6 and 26 | 2 | 78 |
| 7 and 26 | 1 | 182 |
| 2 and 100 | 2 | 100 |
| 3 and 100 | 1 | 300 |
| 4 and 100 | 4 | 100 |
| 5 and 100 | 5 | 100 |
| 6 and 100 | 2 | 300 |
| 7 and 100 | 1 | 700 |
See also: factors of 26 · factors of 100.
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