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Greatest Common Factor
(GCF)
Least Common Multiple
(LCM)
Chapter 1, Lesson 1
Objectives
The student will be able to:
1. Find the prime factorization of a number.
2. Find the GCF for two or more numbers.
3. Find the LCM for two or more numbers.
Designed by Skip Tyler, Varina High School
What are
prime factors
of:
75
48
50
What are multiples
of (list the first 5):
5
7
10
A prime number is a
number that can be divided
only by one and itself.
Factor A number that divides
other numbers evenly.
What are the prime factors of
20?
2, 2, 5
GCF
Greatest
Common Factor is used to find the
common factor between two or more numbers.
The factor does NOT have to be prime.
Find the GCF between:
10 & 20
28 & 42
1) Find the GCF of 12 & 18.
2) Find the GCF of 12 & 66
Now you try it.
1) Find the GCF of 18 & 30.
2) Find the GCF of 32 & 48.
Multiple
The product of a
whole number multiplied
times any other whole
number.
Ex: Find the first five multiples
of 3.
Common Multiple
A number that is a multiple
of two or more numbers.
Some multiples of 3 & 6
3 3, 6, 9, 12, …
6 6, 12, 18, …
Least Common Multiple
The smallest common
multiple of a set of two or
more numbers.
5 = 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30
6 = 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36
1)
Find the LCM of 2 & 3.
2)
Find the LCM for 14 & 21.
Now you try it.
1)
Find the LCM for 2, 6.
2)
Find the LCM of 4, 5, 10.
GCF Story Problems
Keywords: greatest, most
There are one-slice servings of three types of cake on a table. Each
row has an equal number of servings and only one type of cake.
What is the greatest number of servings in each row?
Cakes
Type
Number of Servings
Marble
10
Red velvet
15
Chocolate
20
Since they are asking about the “Greatest” number
of servings, we are going to find the GCF.
10 = 2 * 5
GCF = 5
15 = 3 * 5
Each row will get 5 servings
20 = 2 * 2 * 5
How many rows of 5 pieces
in each cake?
Think
about it this way:
If each row has 5 pieces, how many rows
2
are there in the marble cake of 10 servings?
If each row has 5 pieces, how many rows
are there in the red velvet cake of 15
3
servings?
If each row has 5 pieces, how many rows
4
are there in the chocolate cake of 20
servings?
LCM Story Problems
Keywords: future expressions
Do you remember this?
All you have to do is find the LCM for this kind of problem.
9: 9, 18, 27, 32, …
3: 3, 6, 9, 12, …
Solve
Lana
earned $49 on Friday, $42 on
Saturday, and $21 on Sunday selling
bracelets. She sold each bracelet for the
same amount. What is the most she could
have charged for each bracelet? How
many bracelets she sold on each day?
Solve
Ernesto
has painting class every 2 weeks.
Kamala has a pottery class every 5 weeks.
Ernesto and Kamala met at the art
building for class this week. How many
weeks will it be until they see each other
again?