GCF and LCM of 7 and 36

The GCF of 7 and 36 is 1. The LCM of 7 and 36 is 252.

• GCF (greatest common factor, also called GCD or HCF) of 7 and 36 = 1
• LCM (least common multiple) of 7 and 36 = 252

7 and 36 share no common factor except 1, so they are coprime (relatively prime). When two numbers are coprime their LCM is simply their product: 7 × 36 = 252.

Method 1: list the factors (GCF)

Factors of 7: 1, 7.
Factors of 36: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36.
Common factors: 1. The greatest of these is 1.

Method 2: prime factorization

7 = 7 (prime)
36 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

GCF: multiply the prime factors both numbers share: there are none, so the GCF is 1.

LCM: multiply every prime the maximum number of times it appears in either number: 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 = 252.

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. 36 = 5 × 7 + 1
2. 7 = 7 × 1 + 0

The last non-zero remainder is 1, so GCF(7, 36) = 1.

LCM by listing multiples

Multiples of 7: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, ...
Multiples of 36: 36, 72, 108, 144, 180, 216, 252, 288, ...
The first number in both lists is 252.

Check: GCF × LCM = product

1 × 252 = 252 = 7 × 36. This always holds for two numbers, so you can find the LCM as (7 × 36) ÷ 1 = 252.

Simplifying the fraction 7/36

7/36 is already in lowest terms because the GCF of 7 and 36 is 1.

GCF and LCM of similar pairs

See also: factors of 7 · factors of 36.

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