Greatest Common Factor of 187/77, 978/496

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Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

GCF of 187/77, 978/496

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Greatest Common Factor of 187/77,978/496

Given fractions are 187/77,978/496

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 187,978

Greatest Common Factor of Numerators i.e. GCF of 187,978 is 1 .

LCM of Denominators means LCM of 77,496 as per the given fractions.

LCM of 77,496 is 38192 as it is the smallest common factor for both these numbers.

Lets's calculate GCF of 187,978

GCF of Fractions 187/77,978/496 is 1/38192

∴ So GCF of numbers is 1 because of no common factors present between them.

Greatest Common Factor of 187,978 By Matching Biggest Common Factor Method

Greatest Common Factor of 187,978 By Matching Biggest Common Factor Method

Factors of 187

List of positive integer factors of 187 that divides 187 without a remainder.

1,11,17,187

Factors of 978

List of positive integer factors of 978 that divides 978 without a remainder.

1,2,3,6,163,326,489,978

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 187,978 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 187,978 is 1.

Lets's calculate LCM of 77,496

Given numbers has no common factors except 1. So, there LCM is their product i.e 38192

Thus GCF of Fractions = GCF of Numerators/LCM of Denominators = 1/38192

Therefore, the GCF of Fractions 187/77,978/496 is 1/38192

Least Common Multiple of 77,496 with GCF Formula

Least Common Multiple of 77,496 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 77,496 and common factors if more than two numbers have common factor, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77,496) = 1

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

GCF(77,496) x common factors =1 x 1 = 1

LCM(77,496) = ( 77 × 496 ) / 1

LCM(77,496) = 38192 / 1

LCM(77,496) = 38192


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Frequently Asked Questions on Fractional GCF of 187/77, 978/496

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 187/77, 978/496?

Answer: GCF of Numerators as per given numbers 187/77, 978/496 is

GCF of Numerators i.e. for 187,978 is 1

LCM of denominators i.e. for 77,496 is 38192.

Thus, GCF of Fractions is 1/38192.Finally, GCF of Fractions for 187/77, 978/496 is 1/38192.