The GCF of 4 and 10 is 2. The LCM of 4 and 10 is 20.
Factors of 4: 1, 2, 4.
Factors of 10: 1, 2, 5, 10.
Common factors: 1 and 2. The greatest of these is 2.
4 = 2 × 2
10 = 2 × 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 = 20.
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(4, 10) = 2.
Multiples of 4: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, ...
Multiples of 10: 10, 20, 30, ...
The first number in both lists is 20.
2 × 20 = 40 = 4 × 10. This always holds for two numbers, so you can find the LCM as (4 × 10) ÷ 2 = 20.
Divide the top and bottom by the GCF 2: 4/10 = 2/5.
| Numbers | GCF | LCM |
|---|---|---|
| 2 and 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 and 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 and 5 | 1 | 20 |
| 4 and 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 and 7 | 1 | 28 |
| 4 and 8 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 and 10 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 and 10 | 1 | 30 |
| 5 and 10 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 and 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 and 10 | 1 | 70 |
| 8 and 10 | 2 | 40 |
See also: factors of 4 · factors of 10 · 4/10 as a decimal.
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