l GCF and LCM of 6 and 8

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Determine GCF(6,8)

GCF = Largest factor that divides numbers

Determine the factors for 6

1,2,3,6

Determine the factors for 8

1,2,4

List the common factors

1,2


GCF(6,8) = 2

Evaluate GCF

Since GCF ≠ 1, they are not relatively prime (co-prime)

Since GCF ≠ 1 and have a difference of two, the numbers are not twin prime

Calculate LCM for the following

(6,8)

List the first few multiples for 6

6,12,18,24,30,36,42

List the first few multiples for 8

8,16,24,32,40,48

LCM is the smallest common number:


LCM(6,8) is 24