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GCF LCM 1
GCF LCM 1
GCF LCM 1
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