Greatest Common Factor of 48/279, 101/946

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023


GCF of 48/279, 101/946

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GCF of:

Greatest Common Factor of 48/279,101/946

Given fractions are 48/279,101/946

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 48,101

Greatest Common Factor of Numerators i.e. GCF of 48,101 is 1 .

LCM of Denominators means LCM of 279,946 as per the given fractions.

LCM of 279,946 is 263934 as it is the smallest common factor for both these numbers.

Lets's calculate GCF of 48,101

GCF of Fractions 48/279,101/946 is 1/263934

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

Greatest Common Factor of 48,101 By Matching Biggest Common Factor Method

Greatest Common Factor of 48,101 By Matching Biggest Common Factor Method

Factors of 48

List of positive integer factors of 48 that divides 48 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,8,12,16,24,48

Factors of 101

List of positive integer factors of 101 that divides 101 without a remainder.

1,101

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 48,101 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48,101 is 1.


Lets's calculate LCM of 279,946

Given numbers has no common factors except 1. So, there LCM is their product i.e 263934

Thus GCF of Fractions = GCF of Numerators/LCM of Denominators = 1/263934

Therefore, the GCF of Fractions 48/279,101/946 is 1/263934

Least Common Multiple of 279,946 with GCF Formula

Least Common Multiple of 279,946 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 279,946 and common factors if more than two numbers have common factor, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(279,946) = 1

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

GCF(279,946) x common factors =1 x 1 = 1

LCM(279,946) = ( 279 × 946 ) / 1

LCM(279,946) = 263934 / 1

LCM(279,946) = 263934


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Frequently Asked Questions on Fractional GCF of 48/279, 101/946

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 48/279, 101/946?

Answer: GCF of Numerators as per given numbers 48/279, 101/946 is

GCF of Numerators i.e. for 48,101 is 1

LCM of denominators i.e. for 279,946 is 263934.

Thus, GCF of Fractions is 1/263934.Finally, GCF of Fractions for 48/279, 101/946 is 1/263934.