Given a set of number, the GCF is a factor of every one of them. As a factor, it cannot be larger than them so the GCF is at most as large as the smallest of the number in the set.
The LCM of the same set is a multiple of each element in the set. The LCM must, therefore, be at least as great as the largest element in the set.
Thus if x is the smallest member of a set S and y is the largest, then
GCF <= x <= y <= LCM.
It can be proven that GCF = LCM if all the elements in the set are the same.
Most often the LCM is greater. In special cases it can be the same. It will never be less.
The LCM of any set of integers will never be smaller than the GCF.
A common factor can't be greater than the smaller number. A common multiple can't be smaller than the larger number. Factors go into numbers, numbers go into multiples.
The LCM will never be less than the GCF.
Least common multiple (LCM) of 36 and 8 is 72
The LCM is 11592. The GCF is 2.
The greatest common factor of the numbers 16, 40 and 88 is 8.
For 32 and 40: 1. The GCF is 8 2. The LCM is 160
84 and 1, respectively.
Least common multiple (LCM) of 36 and 8 is 72
The GCF is 4. The LCM is 56.
4 and 24, respectively.
Greatest Common Factor (GCF) for 8 4 is 4Least Common Multiple (LCM) for 8 4 is 8.
The GCF is: 4
Gcf: 4 lcm: 576
The LCM is 11592. The GCF is 2.
The LCM is 30. The GCF is 4.
The greatest common factor of the numbers 16, 40 and 88 is 8.
For 32 and 40: 1. The GCF is 8 2. The LCM is 160
84 and 1, respectively.
The GCF is: 8 The LCM is: 144