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PRIMEFACTORIZATION

GCF&LCM

FACTORING
Factoringistheoppositeofmultiplying
AFactorTimesanotherFactorEqualsaProduct
ACompositeNumbercanbefactoredby
twoormorenumbers
FactoringisbreakingDownaProductintoits
Factors
PrimeFactorizationisbreakingdownaProduct
intoitsPrimeFactors.

FACTORTREE
Afactortreebreaksaproductdown
intoitsPrimeFactors.Itiscalled
PRIMEFACTORIZATION
PRODUCT

30
3
3

10
2 5

PRIMEFACTORS

Factor225

Prime
Factorization

Factor225

225

Prime
Factorization
1. Putnumberontop
offactortree.

Factor225

225
545
59
5533=3252

Prime
Factorization
1. Putnumberontop
offactortree.
2. Findfactorsand
branchdowntree

GCFGreatestCommonFactor
TheGCFoftwonumbersisthegreatestnumberthat
dividesintobothnumbersevenly.
Ex:TheGCFof14&35is7,since
7isthegreatestnumberthatgoes
intoboth14&35evenly

HOWTOFINDTHEGCF
ThekeytodeterminingtheGCFistoidentify
CommonFactorsinBothNumbersandMultiplying
themtogether.

COMMONFACTORSOF225&30
225
545
59
5533

30
310
352

THECOMMONFACTORSARE5&3

IDENTIFYCOMMONFACTORS
352

75217

IDENTIFYCOMMONFACTORS
352

75217

THECOMMONFACTORSARE5&2

IDENTIFYCOMMONFACTORS
75533

25257

IDENTIFYCOMMONFACTORS
75533

25257

THECOMMONFACTORSARE7&5&5

IDENTIFYCOMMONFACTORS
75533

&

25257

211537

&

133252

351133

&

222177

5573

& 2523

& 2527

Forthreenumberscommonfactorsmustbeinallthreenumbers

IDENTIFYCOMMONFACTORS
75533

&

25257

557

211537

&

133252

253

351133

&

222177

None

5573

& 2523

& 2527

Forthreenumberscommonfactorsmustbeinallthreenumbers

Only2isincommon

FindGCFof225&30

FindingGreatest
CommonFactor

FindGCFof225&30
225
545
59
5533

30
310
352

FindingGreatest
CommonFactor
1. CompleteFactorTree
forbothnumbers.

FindGCFof225&30
225
545
59
5533

30
310
352

THECOMMONFACTORSARE5&3

FindingGreatest
CommonFactor
1. CompleteFactorTree
forbothnumbers.
2. IdentifyCommon
Factors.

FindGCFof225&30
225
30

545
59
5533

310
352

THECOMMONFACTORSARE5&3
GCF=53=15

FindingGreatest
CommonFactor
1. CompleteFactorTree
forbothnumbers.
2. IdentifyCommon
Factors.
3. MultiplyCommon
FactorsforGCF

FindingtheLCM
LeastCommonMultiple
TheLCMistheLowestNumberthatisaMultipleof
BothNumbers.
Ex.TheLCMof12&9is36sinceboth12&9divide
evenlyinto36.
Hint:ThinkofCommonDenominatorsinFractions.
1 1 4
3
7
Acommondenominatoristhe

6 8 24 24 24
LCMofthedenominators.

FindingtheLCM
LeastCommonMultiple

FindLCMof45&25

FindingLeast
CommonMultiple

FindLCMof45&25
45
59
533

75
253
553

FindingLeast
CommonMultiple
1. CompleteFactorTreefor
bothnumbers.

FindLCMof45&25
45
59
533

75
253
553

THECOMMONFACTORSARE5&3

FindingLeast
CommonMultiple
1. CompleteFactorTreefor
bothnumbers.
2. IdentifyCommon
Factors.

FindLCMof45&25
45
59
533

75
253
553

THECOMMONFACTORSARE5&3

LCM=CFsALLOTHERFACTORS
LCM=5353=225

FindingLeast
CommonMultiple
1. CompleteFactorTreefor
bothnumbers.
2. IdentifyCommon
Factors.
3. MultiplyCommon
FactorswithALL
OTHERFACTORS
OTHER
FACTORS

FindLCMof12&34

FindingLeast
CommonMultiple
1. CompleteFactorTreefor
bothnumbers.
2. IdentifyCommon
Factors.
3. MultiplyCFswithALL
OTHERFACTORS

FindLCMof225,10&66

FindingtheLCM
LeastCommonMultiple
(FOR3NUMBERS)

FindLCMof225,10&66
225
10
545
59
5533

66

52
116
1132

FindingtheLCM
LeastCommonMultiple
(FOR3NUMBERS)
1. CompleteFactorTreefor
allnumbers.

FindLCMof225,10&66
225
10
545
59
5533

66

52
116
1132

THECOMMONFACTORSARE2,5&3

FindingtheLCM
LeastCommonMultiple
(FOR3NUMBERS)
1. CompleteFactorTreefor
allnumbers.
2. IdentifyCommonFactors
OFANY2#S.

FindLCMof225,10&66
225
10
545
59
5533

66

52
116
1132

THECOMMONFACTORSARE2,5&3

LCM=2535311=4950

FindingtheLCM
LeastCommonMultiple
(FOR3NUMBERS)
1. CompleteFactorTreefor
allnumbers.
2. IdentifyCommonFactors
OFANY2#S.
3. MultiplyCommon
FactorswithALL
OTHERFACTORS
OTHER
FACTORS

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