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Because some numbers have a lot of factors. Consider 2520. The factor pairs (2520,1)(504,5)(360,7)(315,8)(280,9)(72,35)(63,40)(56,45) all are relatively prime, which means that they have a GCF of 1. Whenever a pair of numbers has a GCF of 1, the LCM is their product, which in this case is 2520. So here are 8 distinct sets of numbers with the same GCF and LCM. It happens more frequently the more factors you have.

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