The GCF of 6 and 16 is 2. The LCM of 6 and 16 is 48.
Factors of 6: 1, 2, 3, 6.
Factors of 16: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16.
Common factors: 1 and 2. The greatest of these is 2.
6 = 2 × 3
16 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2
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 × 2 × 2 × 3 = 48.
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(6, 16) = 2.
Multiples of 6: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, ...
Multiples of 16: 16, 32, 48, 64, ...
The first number in both lists is 48.
2 × 48 = 96 = 6 × 16. This always holds for two numbers, so you can find the LCM as (6 × 16) ÷ 2 = 48.
Divide the top and bottom by the GCF 2: 6/16 = 3/8.
| Numbers | GCF | LCM |
|---|---|---|
| 2 and 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 and 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 and 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 and 6 | 1 | 30 |
| 6 and 7 | 1 | 42 |
| 6 and 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 2 and 16 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 and 16 | 1 | 48 |
| 4 and 16 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 and 16 | 1 | 80 |
| 7 and 16 | 1 | 112 |
| 8 and 16 | 8 | 16 |
See also: factors of 6 · factors of 16 · 6/16 as a decimal.
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