The GCF of 8 and 48 is 8. The LCM of 8 and 48 is 48.
Factors of 8: 1, 2, 4, 8.
Factors of 48: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48.
Common factors: 1, 2, 4 and 8. The greatest of these is 8.
8 = 2 × 2 × 2
48 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3
GCF: multiply the prime factors both numbers share: 2 × 2 × 2 = 8.
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 8, so GCF(8, 48) = 8.
Multiples of 8: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, ...
Multiples of 48: 48, 96, ...
The first number in both lists is 48.
8 × 48 = 384 = 8 × 48. This always holds for two numbers, so you can find the LCM as (8 × 48) ÷ 8 = 48.
Divide the top and bottom by the GCF 8: 8/48 = 1/6.
| Numbers | GCF | LCM |
|---|---|---|
| 2 and 8 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 and 8 | 1 | 24 |
| 4 and 8 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 and 8 | 1 | 40 |
| 6 and 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 and 8 | 1 | 56 |
| 2 and 48 | 2 | 48 |
| 3 and 48 | 3 | 48 |
| 4 and 48 | 4 | 48 |
| 5 and 48 | 1 | 240 |
| 6 and 48 | 6 | 48 |
| 7 and 48 | 1 | 336 |
See also: factors of 8 · factors of 48.
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