Greatest Common Factor of 486/374, 542/953

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

GCF of 486/374, 542/953

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 486/374,542/953

Given fractions are 486/374,542/953

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 486,542

Greatest Common Factor of Numerators i.e. GCF of 486,542 is 2 .

LCM of Denominators means LCM of 374,953 as per the given fractions.

LCM of 374,953 is 356422 as it is the smallest common factor for both these numbers.

Lets's calculate GCF of 486,542

GCF of Fractions 486/374,542/953 is 2/356422

2 486, 542
243, 271

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

Greatest Common Factor of 486,542 By Matching Biggest Common Factor Method

Greatest Common Factor of 486,542 By Matching Biggest Common Factor Method

Factors of 486

List of positive integer factors of 486 that divides 486 without a remainder.

1,2,3,6,9,18,27,54,81,162,243,486

Factors of 542

List of positive integer factors of 542 that divides 542 without a remainder.

1,2,271,542

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 486,542 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 486,542 is 2.

Lets's calculate LCM of 374,953

Given numbers has no common factors except 1. So, there LCM is their product i.e 356422

Thus GCF of Fractions = GCF of Numerators/LCM of Denominators = 2/356422

Therefore, the GCF of Fractions 486/374,542/953 is 2/356422

Least Common Multiple of 374,953 with GCF Formula

Least Common Multiple of 374,953 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 374,953 and common factors if more than two numbers have common factor, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(374,953) = 1

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

GCF(374,953) x common factors =1 x 1 = 1

LCM(374,953) = ( 374 × 953 ) / 1

LCM(374,953) = 356422 / 1

LCM(374,953) = 356422


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Frequently Asked Questions on Fractional GCF of 486/374, 542/953

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 486/374, 542/953?

Answer: GCF of Numerators as per given numbers 486/374, 542/953 is

GCF of Numerators i.e. for 486,542 is 2

LCM of denominators i.e. for 374,953 is 356422.

Thus, GCF of Fractions is 2/356422.Finally, GCF of Fractions for 486/374, 542/953 is 2/356422.