{"id":6476,"date":"2021-12-22T20:33:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T20:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stgwebsite.mindspark.in\/studymaterial\/?page_id=6476"},"modified":"2022-01-03T07:03:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T07:03:46","slug":"lcm-and-hcf-definition-and-methods-mindspark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stgwebsite.mindspark.in\/studymaterial\/math-concepts\/lcm-and-hcf-definition-and-methods-mindspark\/","title":{"rendered":"LCM AND HCF: Definition and Methods &#8211; MINDSPARK."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; module_class=&#8221;mainsec&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e0f2fd&#8221; z_index=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;5px||5px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1310px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|51px|40px|51px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|40px|30px|40px|false|true&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Column L&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Acute Angles<br \/>\n&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.18em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||4px|false|false&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>LCM AND HCF: Definition and Methods &#8211; MINDSPARK.<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.13.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#a01414&#8243; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px|15px|54px|4px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>LCM AND HCF DEFINITION<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LCM<\/strong>, i.e, the least common multiple of two or more numbers is the smallest number which is a multiple of all the numbers of which we have to find the LCM. Let us take two numbers 10 and 15.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiples of 10: 10, 20, <\/span><b>30<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 40, 50, <\/span><b>60<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, &#8230;..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiples of 15: 15, <\/span><b>30<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 45, <\/span><b>60<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 75, &#8230;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The common multiples of 10 and 15 are <\/span><b>30<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>60, \u2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and so on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore the least common multiple (LCM) of 10 &amp; 15 is 30. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also write this as LCM(10, 15) = 30.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>HCF<\/strong> i.e, the highest common factor (also known as the greatest common factor (GCF) of two or more numbers is the largest number which divides the numbers completely of which we have to find the HCF.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us take two numbers 12 and 15.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The HCF of 12 and 15 will be 3 as 3 is the greatest number which divides 12 and 15 completely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also write this as HCF(12, 15) = 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Finding LCM and HCF by\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>1. PRIME FACTORISATION-<\/h3>\n<p><strong>LCM &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1 &#8211;\u00a0 Write the numbers in the form of their prime factors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2 &#8211; Separate the common prime factors from the factors which are not common.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3 &#8211; LCM of the given numbers = product of common prime factors \u00d7 product of uncommon prime factors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the LCM of 12 and 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 = <\/span><b>2 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00d7 <\/span><b>2 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00d7 3 = <span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">2^{2} \\times 3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>16 = <span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">2 \\times 2 \\times 2 \\times 2=2^{4}<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So in 12 and 16, <\/span><b>2 \u00d7 2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are the common prime factors and 2 \u00d7 2 \u00d7 3 are the prime factors that are not common.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore LCM(12,16) <span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">=2 \\times 2 \\times 2 \\times 2 \\times 3=2^{4} \\times 3=48<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>HCF &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1 &#8211;\u00a0 Write the numbers in the form of their prime factors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2 &#8211; Separate the common prime factors from the factors which are not common.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3 &#8211; HCF of the given numbers = product of common prime factors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the HCF of 12 and 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 = <\/span><b>2 \u00d7 2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00d7 3 = <span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">2^{2} \\times 3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">16=2 \\times 2 \\times 2 \\times 2=2^{4}<\/span>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So in 12 and 16, <\/span><b>2 \u00d7 2 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are the common prime factors and 2 \u00d7 2 \u00d7 3 are the prime factors that are not common<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore HCF(12,16) = 2 \u00d7 2 = 2\u00b2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">= 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. DIVISION METHOD &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>LCM-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1 &#8211;\u00a0 Write the numbers and divide them by the smallest prime factor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2 &#8211; Write the quotient in the next line and consider it as the new dividend. Again divide it by the smallest prime factor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3 &#8211; Repeat step 2 till we get 1 as the quotient.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4 &#8211; The product of all the prime factors will be the LCM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the LCM of 12 and 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eistudymaterial.s3.amazonaws.com\/LCM-AND-HCF-02.png\" width=\"268\" height=\"327\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6480 alignnone size-full\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, we take 2 as it is the smallest prime number that divides 12 and 16 completely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then we get 6 and 8 as the quotient.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now we will take 6 and 8 as the dividend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then again 2 is the smallest prime number which divides 6 and 8 completely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now we will repeat the steps till we get 1 as the quotient.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore LCM(12,16) = 2 \u00d7 2 \u00d7 2 \u00d7 2 \u00d7 3 = <span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">2^4<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00d7 3 = 48.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also get to know that changing the method will not change the answer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>HCF-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1 &#8211;\u00a0 Write the numbers of which you have to find the HCF. Divide the greater number by the smaller number and check the remainder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2 &#8211; Take the remainder as the new divisor and the old divisor as a new dividend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3 &#8211; Repeat these steps till we get 0 as the remainder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4 &#8211; The divisor which will give the remainder 0 will be the HCF of the numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the HCF of 12 and 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, we will divide 12 by 16, we will get 4 as the remainder. Now we will make 4 our new divisor and 12 our new dividend, we will get 0 as the remainder. Therefore 4 will be the HCF of 12 and 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eistudymaterial.s3.amazonaws.com\/LCM-AND-HCF-01-300x200.png\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6481 alignnone size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eistudymaterial.s3.amazonaws.com\/LCM-AND-HCF-01-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/eistudymaterial.s3.amazonaws.com\/LCM-AND-HCF-01.png 376w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HCF(12,16) = 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">LCM(a, b) \u00d7 HCF(a, b) = a \u00d7 b , Where a and b are Natural Numbers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>EXAMPLES<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. Find the LCM and HCF of 10 and 25.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 = 2 \u00d7 <\/span><b>5<\/b><\/p>\n<span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">25=\\mathbf{5} \\times 5=5^{2}<\/span>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LCM(10, 25) = product of common prime factors \u00d7 product of uncommon prime factors<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 = <\/span><b>5 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00d7 5 \u00d7 2 = 5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00d7 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 = 50<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HCF(10, 25) =\u00a0 product of common prime factors<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0= <\/span><b>5 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">( as 5 is the only common factor)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Find the LCM and HCF of 36 and 45.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">36=3 \\times 2 \\times 3 \\times 2=3^{2} \\times 2^{2} <\/span><br \/><span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">45=3 \\times 3 \\times 5=3^{2} \\times 2<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LCM(36,45) = product of common prime factors \u00d7 product of uncommon prime factors<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0= <span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">2 \\times 2 \\times 5 \\times 3 \\times 3=2^{2} \\times 3^{2} \\times 5<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0= 180<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HCF(36,45) =\u00a0 product of common prime factors<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 = <strong>3 \u00d7 3<\/strong>\u00a0 = 3\u00b2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 = 9<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; 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