GCF of 657/68, 655/308
Reviewed By : Phani Ponnapalli
Last Updated at : Mar 29,2023
Use our free GCF of Fractions Calculator tool to compute the GCF of 657/68, 655/308 i.e 1/5236 easily. The following is the detailed procedure to determine the greatest common factor of fractions 657/68, 655/308.
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What is the GCF of 657/68,655/308?
Given fractions are 657/68,655/308
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 657/68,655/308, numerators are 657,655
Denominators are 68,308
The GCF of 657,655 is 1 .
LCM of 68,308 is 5236.
The greatest common factor of 657/68,655/308 = [GCF of 657,655]/[LCM of 68,308]= 1/5236
Therefore, the GCF of 657/68,655/308 is 1/5236.
To find the highest common factor of 657,655, we have to find the factors of both numbers and list the highest common factor.
The factors of 657 are 1, 3, 9, 73, 219, 657
The factors of 655 are 1, 5, 131, 655
The HCF of 657,655 is 1.
Lets's calculate GCF of 657,655
∴ So GCF of numbers is 1 because of no common factors present between them.
Greatest Common Factor of 657,655 By Matching Biggest Common Factor Method
Now, list down the factors of 657
:1,3,9,73,219,657
Now, list down the factors of 655
:1,5,131,655
Greatest Common Factor
We found the factors 657,655 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 657,655 is 1.
Lets's calculate LCM of 68,308
| 2 | 68, 308 |
| 2 | 34, 154 |
| 17, 77 |
∴ So the LCM of the given numbers is 2 x 2 x 17 x 77 = 5236
Thus GCF of Fractions = GCF of Numerators/LCM of Denominators = 1/5236
Therefore, the GCF of Fractions 657/68,655/308 is 1/5236
Least Common Multiple of 68,308 with GCF Formula
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 68,308 and common factors if more than two numbers have common factor, than apply into the LCM equation.
GCF(68,308) = 4
common factors(in case of two or more numbers have common factors) = 1
GCF(68,308) x common factors =4 x 1 = 4
LCM(68,308) = ( 68 × 308 ) / 4
LCM(68,308) = 20944 / 4
LCM(68,308) = 5236
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FAQs on GCF of Fractions of 657/68, 655/308
1. What is the HCF of 657,655?
The HCF of 657,655 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 657/68, 655/308?
Answer: GCF of Numerators as per given numbers 657/68, 655/308 is
GCF of Numerators i.e. for 657,655 is 1
LCM of denominators i.e. for 68,308 is 5236.
Thus, GCF of Fractions is 1/5236.Finally, GCF of Fractions for 657/68, 655/308 is 1/5236.