What is GCF and LCM?
The Greatest Common Factor (GCF), also known as the Highest Common Factor (HCF), is the largest number that divides into two or more numbers without leaving a remainder.
The Least Common Multiple (LCM) is the smallest positive integer that is evenly divisible by all the numbers in the set.
Example Case
For numbers 12 and 18:
Factors of 12: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
Factors of 18: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18
GCF is 6.
LCM is 36 (since 36 is the first number in both 12,24,36... and 18,36...).