Greatest Common Factor of 158/61, 602/972

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

GCF of 158/61, 602/972

Enter two or more fractions separated by "commas"

Ex: 2/3, 5/7 or 3/5, 5/9, 7/3

GCF of:

Greatest Common Factor of 158/61,602/972

Given fractions are 158/61,602/972

Formula to find GCF of Fractions is

GCF = GCF of Numerators/LCM of Denominators

As per the formula GCF of Fractions let’s split into two parts and find the GCF of Numerators and LCM of Denominators

In the given fractions GCF of Numerators means GCF of 158,602

Greatest Common Factor of Numerators i.e. GCF of 158,602 is 2 .

LCM of Denominators means LCM of 61,972 as per the given fractions.

LCM of 61,972 is 59292 as it is the smallest common factor for both these numbers.

Lets's calculate GCF of 158,602

GCF of Fractions 158/61,602/972 is 2/59292

2 158, 602
79, 301

∴ So the GCF of the given numbers is 2 = 2

Greatest Common Factor of 158,602 By Matching Biggest Common Factor Method

Greatest Common Factor of 158,602 By Matching Biggest Common Factor Method

Factors of 158

List of positive integer factors of 158 that divides 158 without a remainder.

1,2,79,158

Factors of 602

List of positive integer factors of 602 that divides 602 without a remainder.

1,2,7,14,43,86,301,602

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 158,602 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 158,602 is 2.

Lets's calculate LCM of 61,972

Given numbers has no common factors except 1. So, there LCM is their product i.e 59292

Thus GCF of Fractions = GCF of Numerators/LCM of Denominators = 2/59292

Therefore, the GCF of Fractions 158/61,602/972 is 2/59292

Least Common Multiple of 61,972 with GCF Formula

Least Common Multiple of 61,972 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a1,a2,a3....,an) = ( a1 × a2 × a3 × .... × an) / GCF(a1,a2,a3....,an) x common factors(if more than 2 numbers have common factors).

We need to calculate greatest common factor of 61,972 and common factors if more than two numbers have common factor, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(61,972) = 1

common factors(in case of two or more numbers have common factors) = 1

GCF(61,972) x common factors =1 x 1 = 1

LCM(61,972) = ( 61 × 972 ) / 1

LCM(61,972) = 59292 / 1

LCM(61,972) = 59292


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Frequently Asked Questions on Fractional GCF of 158/61, 602/972

1. How to find GCF in Fractions?

Answer: GCF of fractions can be found using the simple formula GCF of Fractions = GCF of Numerators/LCM of Denominators.

2. What is the GCF of Fractions for 158/61, 602/972?

Answer: GCF of Numerators as per given numbers 158/61, 602/972 is

GCF of Numerators i.e. for 158,602 is 2

LCM of denominators i.e. for 61,972 is 59292.

Thus, GCF of Fractions is 2/59292.Finally, GCF of Fractions for 158/61, 602/972 is 2/59292.