The GCF of 4 and 18 is 2. The LCM of 4 and 18 is 36.
Factors of 4: 1, 2, 4.
Factors of 18: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18.
Common factors: 1 and 2. The greatest of these is 2.
4 = 2 × 2
18 = 2 × 3 × 3
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 × 3 = 36.
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, 18) = 2.
Multiples of 4: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, ...
Multiples of 18: 18, 36, 54, ...
The first number in both lists is 36.
2 × 36 = 72 = 4 × 18. This always holds for two numbers, so you can find the LCM as (4 × 18) ÷ 2 = 36.
Divide the top and bottom by the GCF 2: 4/18 = 2/9.
| 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 18 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 and 18 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 and 18 | 1 | 90 |
| 6 and 18 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 and 18 | 1 | 126 |
| 8 and 18 | 2 | 72 |
See also: factors of 4 · factors of 18 · 4/18 as a decimal.
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