GCF and LCM of 5 and 100

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

Method 1: list the factors (GCF)

Factors of 5: 1, 5.
Factors of 100: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100.
Common factors: 1 and 5. The greatest of these is 5.

Method 2: prime factorization

5 = 5 (prime)
100 = 2 × 2 × 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. 100 = 20 × 5 + 0

The last non-zero remainder is 5, so GCF(5, 100) = 5.

LCM by listing multiples

Multiples of 5: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, ...
Multiples of 100: 100, 200, ...
The first number in both lists is 100.

Check: GCF × LCM = product

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

Simplifying the fraction 5/100

Divide the top and bottom by the GCF 5: 5/100 = 1/20.

GCF and LCM of similar pairs

NumbersGCFLCM
2 and 5110
3 and 5115
4 and 5120
5 and 6130
5 and 7135
5 and 8140
2 and 1002100
3 and 1001300
4 and 1004100
6 and 1002300
7 and 1001700
8 and 1004200

See also: factors of 5 · factors of 100.

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