GCF and LCM of 9 and 26

The GCF of 9 and 26 is 1. The LCM of 9 and 26 is 234.

9 and 26 share no common factor except 1, so they are coprime (relatively prime). When two numbers are coprime their LCM is simply their product: 9 × 26 = 234.

Method 1: list the factors (GCF)

Factors of 9: 1, 3, 9.
Factors of 26: 1, 2, 13, 26.
Common factors: 1. The greatest of these is 1.

Method 2: prime factorization

9 = 3 × 3
26 = 2 × 13

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 × 3 × 3 × 13 = 234.

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. 26 = 2 × 9 + 8
  2. 9 = 1 × 8 + 1
  3. 8 = 8 × 1 + 0

The last non-zero remainder is 1, so GCF(9, 26) = 1.

LCM by listing multiples

Multiples of 9: 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, ...
Multiples of 26: 26, 52, 78, 104, 130, 156, 182, 208, 234, ...
The first number in both lists is 234.

Check: GCF × LCM = product

1 × 234 = 234 = 9 × 26. This always holds for two numbers, so you can find the LCM as (9 × 26) ÷ 1 = 234.

Simplifying the fraction 9/26

9/26 is already in lowest terms because the GCF of 9 and 26 is 1.

GCF and LCM of similar pairs

NumbersGCFLCM
2 and 9118
3 and 939
4 and 9136
5 and 9145
6 and 9318
7 and 9163
2 and 26226
3 and 26178
4 and 26252
5 and 261130
6 and 26278
7 and 261182

See also: factors of 9 · factors of 26.

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