GCF and LCM of 8 and 23

The GCF of 8 and 23 is 1. The LCM of 8 and 23 is 184.

8 and 23 share no common factor except 1, so they are coprime (relatively prime). When two numbers are coprime their LCM is simply their product: 8 × 23 = 184.

Method 1: list the factors (GCF)

Factors of 8: 1, 2, 4, 8.
Factors of 23: 1, 23.
Common factors: 1. The greatest of these is 1.

Method 2: prime factorization

8 = 2 × 2 × 2
23 = 23 (prime)

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 × 2 × 23 = 184.

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. 23 = 2 × 8 + 7
  2. 8 = 1 × 7 + 1
  3. 7 = 7 × 1 + 0

The last non-zero remainder is 1, so GCF(8, 23) = 1.

LCM by listing multiples

Multiples of 8: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, ...
Multiples of 23: 23, 46, 69, 92, 115, 138, 161, 184, 207, ...
The first number in both lists is 184.

Check: GCF × LCM = product

1 × 184 = 184 = 8 × 23. This always holds for two numbers, so you can find the LCM as (8 × 23) ÷ 1 = 184.

Simplifying the fraction 8/23

8/23 is already in lowest terms because the GCF of 8 and 23 is 1.

GCF and LCM of similar pairs

NumbersGCFLCM
2 and 828
3 and 8124
4 and 848
5 and 8140
6 and 8224
7 and 8156
2 and 23146
3 and 23169
4 and 23192
5 and 231115
6 and 231138
7 and 231161

See also: factors of 8 · factors of 23.

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