Transcript Slide 1

September 12, 2012
Vocabulary Words:
1. Factor: a number that is multiplied by another to give a
product.
2. Product: a product is the answer to a multiplication
problem
3. Common Factor: a common factor of two or more
numbers is a factor that all the numbers share
4. 4. Greatest Common Factor: the greatest common factor
of two or more numbers is the largest or biggest of the
common factor that all of the number share.
Vocabulary Words Continued:
5. Prime: A number that only has two numbers
that is one and itself
6. Composite: A number that has more then
two numbers as factors.
The ways to find the GCF:
1.
Factoring
2.
Factor Tree
3.
Venn Diagramming
4.
Ladder Method
5.
Prime Factorization
* Choose which way is comfortable for you and make sure that you
use it each and every time when looking for the GCF.