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Because the GCF is the largest factor common to all the numbers in the sample. The LCM is the smallest number that all the sample numbers will divide into !

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Q: Why are GCF and LCM are Almost always never equal?
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Is LCM and GCF always equal?

LCM and GCF are almost never equal.


What are the math terms gcf and LCM?

GCF - Greatest Common Factor (GCF is always smaller or equal to at least one of the numbers) LCM - Least Common Multiple (LCM is always greater or equal to at least one of the numbers)


Are the GCF and LCM of two numbers always equal?

Hardly ever.


The GCF and the LCM are always equal True False?

False, they're rarely equal. GCF of 12 and 4 is 4 LCM of 12 and 4 is 12


Is the gcf of a odd number and an even number always even?

The GCF of an odd and even number is never even.


What does the factor of 69 and 46 equal what does gcf equal?

The GCF is 23.


The gcf if a pair of numbers is always equal to or less than the lesser of the two numbers true or false?

False


When one number is a multiple of another the gcf of the numbers is always sometimes or never the greatest of the numbers?

The answer is sometimes - when the multiple in question is 1.


Is the GCF of 2 different numbers greater than the LCM of the numbers?

No.The gcf of two numbers is LESS THAN OR EQUAL than their lcm.The gcf of two DIFFERENT numbes is LESS THAN their lcm.


Is the GFC of an odd number and an even number always even?

Not sure what the GFC is but if you meant GCF, the answer is no, it is never even.


Which is greater gcf or LCM?

The LCM of two numbers will never be less than the GCF.


Is the GCF of any two even numbers is always even?

The GCF of any two odd numbers is always odd. The GCF of any two even numbers is always even. The GCF of an odd and an even number is always odd.