How to Find GCF of 79/885, 20/347, 278/845?

GCF of 79/885, 20/347, 278/845

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Last Updated at : Mar 29,2023

Use our free GCF of Fractions Calculator tool to compute the GCF of 79/885, 20/347, 278/845 i.e 1/51899055 easily. The following is the detailed procedure to determine the greatest common factor of fractions 79/885, 20/347, 278/845.

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What is the GCF of 79/885,20/347,278/845?

Given fractions are 79/885,20/347,278/845

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 79/885,20/347,278/845, numerators are 79,20,278

Denominators are 885,347,845

The GCF of 79,20,278 is 1 .

LCM of 885,347,845 is 51899055.

The greatest common factor of 79/885,20/347,278/845 = [GCF of 79,20,278]/[LCM of 885,347,845]= 1/51899055

Therefore, the GCF of 79/885,20/347,278/845 is 1/51899055.

Greatest Common Factor of 79,20,278

To find the highest common factor of 79,20,278, we have to find the factors of both numbers and list the highest common factor.

The factors of 79 are 1, 79

The factors of 20 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20

The factors of 278 are 1, 2, 139, 278

The HCF of 79,20,278 is 1.

Lets's calculate GCF of 79,20,278

Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 79,20,278 By Common Division

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

Greatest Common Factor of 79,20,278 By Matching Biggest Common Factor Method

Now, list down the factors of 79

1,79

Now, list down the factors of 20

1,2,4,5,10,20

Now, list down the factors of 278

1,2,139,278

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 79,20,278 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79,20,278 is 1.

Lets's calculate LCM of 885,347,845

Lowest Common Multiple of 885,347,845 using Common Division

5	885, 347, 845
	177, 347, 169

∴ So the LCM of the given numbers is 5 x 177 x 347 x 169 = 51899055

Thus GCF of Fractions = GCF of Numerators/LCM of Denominators = 1/51899055

Therefore, the GCF of Fractions 79/885,20/347,278/845 is 1/51899055

Least Common Multiple of 885,347,845 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 885,347,845 and common factors if more than two numbers have common factor, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(885,347,845) = 1

common factors(in case of two or more numbers have common factors) = 5

GCF(885,347,845) x common factors =1 x 5 = 5

LCM(885,347,845) = ( 885 × 347 × 845 ) / 5

LCM(885,347,845) = 259495275 / 5

LCM(885,347,845) = 51899055

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FAQs on GCF of Fractions of 79/885, 20/347, 278/845

1. What is the HCF of 79,20,278?

The HCF of 79,20,278 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 79/885, 20/347, 278/845?

Answer: GCF of Numerators as per given numbers 79/885, 20/347, 278/845 is

GCF of Numerators i.e. for 79,20,278 is 1

LCM of denominators i.e. for 885,347,845 is 51899055.

Thus, GCF of Fractions is 1/51899055.Finally, GCF of Fractions for 79/885, 20/347, 278/845 is 1/51899055.