Use our free GCF of Fractions Calculator tool to compute the GCF of 37/277, 7156/9695 i.e 1/9695 easily. The following is the detailed procedure to determine the greatest common factor of fractions 37/277, 7156/9695.
Enter two or more fractions separated by "commas"
Ex: 2/3, 5/7 or 3/5, 5/9, 7/3
Given fractions are 37/277,7156/9695
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 37/277,7156/9695, numerators are 37,7156
Denominators are 277,9695
The GCF of 37,7156 is 1 .
LCM of 277,9695 is 9695.
The greatest common factor of 37/277,7156/9695 = [GCF of 37,7156]/[LCM of 277,9695]= 1/9695
Therefore, the GCF of 37/277,7156/9695 is 1/9695.
To find the highest common factor of 37,7156, we have to find the factors of both numbers and list the highest common factor.
The factors of 37 are 1, 37
The factors of 7156 are 1, 2, 4, 1789, 3578, 7156
The HCF of 37,7156 is 1.
Lets's calculate GCF of 37,7156
∴ So GCF of numbers is 1 because of no common factors present between them.
Now, list down the factors of 37
:1,37
Now, list down the factors of 7156
:1,2,4,1789,3578,7156
Greatest Common Factor
We found the factors 37,7156 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 37,7156 is 1.
Lets's calculate LCM of 277,9695
277 | 277, 9695 |
1, 35 |
∴ So the LCM of the given numbers is 277 x 1 x 35 = 9695
Thus GCF of Fractions = GCF of Numerators/LCM of Denominators = 1/9695
Therefore, the GCF of Fractions 37/277,7156/9695 is 1/9695
The formula of LCM is LCM(a1,a2,a3....,an) = ( a1 × a2 × a3 × .... × an) / GCF(a1,a2,a3....,an) x common factors(if more than 2 numbers have common factors).
We need to calculate greatest common factor of 277,9695 and common factors if more than two numbers have common factor, than apply into the LCM equation.
GCF(277,9695) = 277
common factors(in case of two or more numbers have common factors) = 1
GCF(277,9695) x common factors =277 x 1 = 277
LCM(277,9695) = ( 277 × 9695 ) / 277
LCM(277,9695) = 2685515 / 277
LCM(277,9695) = 9695
Here are some samples of GCF of Fractions calculations.
1. What is the HCF of 37,7156?
The HCF of 37,7156 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 37/277, 7156/9695?
Answer: GCF of Numerators as per given numbers 37/277, 7156/9695 is
GCF of Numerators i.e. for 37,7156 is 1
LCM of denominators i.e. for 277,9695 is 9695.
Thus, GCF of Fractions is 1/9695.Finally, GCF of Fractions for 37/277, 7156/9695 is 1/9695.