How do you find a Least Common Factor

Joel Yajure

Joel Yajure

Answered question

2022-08-29

How do you find a Least Common Factor in cases like

Example: 

2/5 x 5/7

Answer & Explanation

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Skilled2023-05-29Added 403 answers

To find the least common multiple (LCM) in cases like the example given, we need to find the prime factorization of each number and then determine the product of the highest powers of all the prime factors.
Let's solve the example:
We have the fractions 25 and 57.
To find the LCM of the denominators 5 and 7, we look at their prime factorizations:
5 can be written as 5=51, and 7 can be written as 7=71.
Now, we take the highest power of each prime factor: 51 and 71.
Multiplying them together, we get 51·71=35.
Therefore, the LCM of 5 and 7 is 35.

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