GCF and LCM of 26 and 60

The GCF of 26 and 60 is 2. The LCM of 26 and 60 is 780.

Method 1: list the factors (GCF)

Factors of 26: 1, 2, 13, 26.
Factors of 60: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60.
Common factors: 1 and 2. The greatest of these is 2.

Method 2: prime factorization

26 = 2 × 13
60 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 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 × 3 × 5 × 13 = 780.

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. 60 = 2 × 26 + 8
  2. 26 = 3 × 8 + 2
  3. 8 = 4 × 2 + 0

The last non-zero remainder is 2, so GCF(26, 60) = 2.

LCM by listing multiples

Multiples of 26: 26, 52, 78, 104, 130, 156, 182, 208, 234, ...
Multiples of 60: 60, 120, 180, 240, 300, 360, 420, 480, 540, ...
The first number in both lists is 780.

Check: GCF × LCM = product

2 × 780 = 1,560 = 26 × 60. This always holds for two numbers, so you can find the LCM as (26 × 60) ÷ 2 = 780.

Simplifying the fraction 26/60

Divide the top and bottom by the GCF 2: 26/60 = 13/30.

GCF and LCM of similar pairs

NumbersGCFLCM
2 and 26226
3 and 26178
4 and 26252
5 and 261130
6 and 26278
7 and 261182
2 and 60260
3 and 60360
4 and 60460
5 and 60560
6 and 60660
7 and 601420

See also: factors of 26 · factors of 60.

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