How to Find GCF of 24/23, 42/38, 881/37?

GCF of 24/23, 42/38, 881/37

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Last Updated at : Mar 29,2023

Use our free GCF of Fractions Calculator tool to compute the GCF of 24/23, 42/38, 881/37 i.e 1/32338 easily. The following is the detailed procedure to determine the greatest common factor of fractions 24/23, 42/38, 881/37.

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What is the GCF of 24/23,42/38,881/37?

Given fractions are 24/23,42/38,881/37

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 24/23,42/38,881/37, numerators are 24,42,881

Denominators are 23,38,37

The GCF of 24,42,881 is 1 .

LCM of 23,38,37 is 32338.

The greatest common factor of 24/23,42/38,881/37 = [GCF of 24,42,881]/[LCM of 23,38,37]= 1/32338

Therefore, the GCF of 24/23,42/38,881/37 is 1/32338.

Greatest Common Factor of 24,42,881

To find the highest common factor of 24,42,881, we have to find the factors of both numbers and list the highest common factor.

The factors of 24 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24

The factors of 42 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42

The factors of 881 are 1, 881

The HCF of 24,42,881 is 1.

Lets's calculate GCF of 24,42,881

Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 24,42,881 By Common Division

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

Greatest Common Factor of 24,42,881 By Matching Biggest Common Factor Method

Now, list down the factors of 24

1,2,3,4,6,8,12,24

Now, list down the factors of 42

1,2,3,6,7,14,21,42

Now, list down the factors of 881

1,881

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 24,42,881 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24,42,881 is 1.

Lets's calculate LCM of 23,38,37

Lowest Common Multiple of 23,38,37 using Common Division

Given numbers has no common factors except 1. So, there LCM is their product i.e 32338

Thus GCF of Fractions = GCF of Numerators/LCM of Denominators = 1/32338

Therefore, the GCF of Fractions 24/23,42/38,881/37 is 1/32338

Least Common Multiple of 23,38,37 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 23,38,37 and common factors if more than two numbers have common factor, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23,38,37) = 1

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

GCF(23,38,37) x common factors =1 x 1 = 1

LCM(23,38,37) = ( 23 × 38 × 37 ) / 1

LCM(23,38,37) = 32338 / 1

LCM(23,38,37) = 32338

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FAQs on GCF of Fractions of 24/23, 42/38, 881/37

1. What is the HCF of 24,42,881?

The HCF of 24,42,881 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 24/23, 42/38, 881/37?

Answer: GCF of Numerators as per given numbers 24/23, 42/38, 881/37 is

GCF of Numerators i.e. for 24,42,881 is 1

LCM of denominators i.e. for 23,38,37 is 32338.

Thus, GCF of Fractions is 1/32338.Finally, GCF of Fractions for 24/23, 42/38, 881/37 is 1/32338.