How to Find GCF of 17/279, 237/559, 517/308?

GCF of 17/279, 237/559, 517/308

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Last Updated at : Mar 29,2023

Use our free GCF of Fractions Calculator tool to compute the GCF of 17/279, 237/559, 517/308 i.e 1/48035988 easily. The following is the detailed procedure to determine the greatest common factor of fractions 17/279, 237/559, 517/308.

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What is the GCF of 17/279,237/559,517/308?

Given fractions are 17/279,237/559,517/308

To find the GCF of fractions, we have to find the GCF of numerator numbers and LCM of denominator numbers. Its formula is given by

GCF of Fraction = Greatest Common Factor of Numerator/Least Common Multiple of Denominators

In the fractions 17/279,237/559,517/308, numerators are 17,237,517

Denominators are 279,559,308

The GCF of 17,237,517 is 1 .

LCM of 279,559,308 is 48035988.

The greatest common factor of 17/279,237/559,517/308 = [GCF of 17,237,517]/[LCM of 279,559,308]= 1/48035988

Therefore, the GCF of 17/279,237/559,517/308 is 1/48035988.

Greatest Common Factor of 17,237,517

To find the highest common factor of 17,237,517, we have to find the factors of both numbers and list the highest common factor.

The factors of 17 are 1, 17

The factors of 237 are 1, 3, 79, 237

The factors of 517 are 1, 11, 47, 517

The HCF of 17,237,517 is 1.

Lets's calculate GCF of 17,237,517

Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 17,237,517 By Common Division

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

Greatest Common Factor of 17,237,517 By Matching Biggest Common Factor Method

Now, list down the factors of 17

1,17

Now, list down the factors of 237

1,3,79,237

Now, list down the factors of 517

1,11,47,517

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 17,237,517 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17,237,517 is 1.

Lets's calculate LCM of 279,559,308

Lowest Common Multiple of 279,559,308 using Common Division

Given numbers has no common factors except 1. So, there LCM is their product i.e 48035988

Thus GCF of Fractions = GCF of Numerators/LCM of Denominators = 1/48035988

Therefore, the GCF of Fractions 17/279,237/559,517/308 is 1/48035988

Least Common Multiple of 279,559,308 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a₁,a₂,a₃....,a_n) = ( a₁ × a₂ × a₃ × .... × a_n) / GCF(a₁,a₂,a₃....,a_n) x common factors(if more than 2 numbers have common factors).

We need to calculate greatest common factor of 279,559,308 and common factors if more than two numbers have common factor, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(279,559,308) = 1

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

GCF(279,559,308) x common factors =1 x 1 = 1

LCM(279,559,308) = ( 279 × 559 × 308 ) / 1

LCM(279,559,308) = 48035988 / 1

LCM(279,559,308) = 48035988

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FAQs on GCF of Fractions of 17/279, 237/559, 517/308

1. What is the HCF of 17,237,517?

The HCF of 17,237,517 is 1

2. What is the GCF of a fraction?

The GCF of a fraction is defined as the greatest fraction that divides exactly into 2 or more fractions.

3. 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.

4. What is the GCF of Fractions for 17/279, 237/559, 517/308?

Answer: GCF of Numerators as per given numbers 17/279, 237/559, 517/308 is

GCF of Numerators i.e. for 17,237,517 is 1

LCM of denominators i.e. for 279,559,308 is 48035988.

Thus, GCF of Fractions is 1/48035988.Finally, GCF of Fractions for 17/279, 237/559, 517/308 is 1/48035988.