DO
NOW!



Find
the
factors
and prime
factoriza7on
of
each
of
the
following.


1.
24 
 
2.
38 
 
3.
66


1.  Factors
of
24:
1,
2,
3,
4,
6,
8,
12
and
24.

Prime
factoriza7on
of
24
=
23
×
3


2.
Factors
of
38:
1,
2,
19,
and
38.

Prime
factoriza7on
of
38
=
2
×
19


3.
Factors
of
66:
1,
2,
3,
6,
11,
22,
33,
and
66.


Prime
factoriza7on
of
66
=
2
×
3
×
11



 Lesson
4
–
Part
2:


What
is
Greatest
Common
Factor
(GCF)?



Standards:
7.N.8
and
7.N.10

 What
are
Common
Factors?

Factors
that
are
the
same
for
two
or
more
numbers
are

called
common factors.

What
numbers
are
factors
of
both
15
and
28?


List
the
factors
of
the
first
number,
15:
 
 
1,
3,
5,
15

List
the
factors
of
the
second
number,
28: 
1,
2,

4,
7,
14,
28

The
common
factors
are
those
that
are
in
both
lists:
1



List
the
common
factors
of
12
and
30.

1,
2,
3,
and
6.

What
are
the
common
factors
of
14,
21,
and
35?


Factors
of
14:
1,
2,
7,
14

Factors
of
21:
1,
3,
7,
21

Factors
of
35:
1,
5,
7,
35


Therefore,
the
common
factors
are
1
and
7.

What
is
the
Greatest
Common
Factor?


The
Greatest
Common
Factor
(GCF)
of
two
or
more
whole
numbers
is

the
greatest
number
that
is
a
factor
of
each
of
the
numbers.



One
way
to
find
the
GCF
is
to
list
the
common
factors
and
choose
the

greatest
common
factor.



What
is
the
GCF
of
16
and
20?


First,
find
the
factors…


16:
1,
2,
4,
8,
16.


20:
1,
2,
4,
5,
10,
20.

Common
factors:
1,
2,
and
4.


The
largest
of
all
the
common
factors
is
4.
Therefore,
the
GCF
is
4.



 Find
the
GCF
of
the
following
groups
of
numbers:


1.
24
and
30 
 
2.
18
and
45 
 
3.
33
and
42



1.
6 
 
 
 
 
2.
9 
 
 
 
 
3.
3




 Is
there
another
method
to
find
the
GCF?


Yes!
 Some7mes
 the
 numbers
 might
 be
 too
 large
 and
 so
 lis7ng

the
common
factors
might
take
up
too
much
7me.
When
this
is

the
case,
you
might
want
to
use
the
prime factoriza0on method.


Finding
the
GCF
using
Prime
Factoriza7on


What
is
the
GCF
of
36
and
54?



First,
find
the
prime
factoriza7on
of
each:




 




 
 
36
=
2
×
2
×
3
×
3 
 
 
54
=
2
×
3
×
3
×
3



 





 

 
/\ 
 
 
 
 
 

/\


 














2

18
 
 
 
 








2

27


 
 


 


/\ 
 
 
 
 






 




/\





 
 


 
2


9
 
 
 
 
 


3


9


 
 






 





/\ 
 
 
 
 
 
/\


 
 





 



3


3 
 
 
 
 





3


3

 Second,
line
up
the
prime
factoriza7ons
of
each:



Take
a
look
at
which
prime
factors
36
and
54
have
in
common.


Both
have
2
×
3
×
3
in
common.



Therefore,
the
GCF
is:
2
×
3
×
3
=
2
×
32
=
18.


What
if
you
are
asked
to
find
the
GCF
of
more

than
two
numbers?

The
methods
are
no
different!


For
example,
what’s
the
GCF
of
4,
18,
and
20?


Factors
of
4:
1,
2,
4

Factors
of
18:
1,
2,
3,
6,
9,
18

Factors
of
20:
1,
2,
4,
5,
10,
20

The
GCF
is
2.



Or
use
the
prime
factoriza7on
method!


 PRACTICE

1.
 
Find
the
Greatest
Common
Factor
(GCF)
of
the
following…



a.
10
and
30 
 
b.
40
and
24 
 
c.
2
and
3
 
 
d.
27
and
45


e.
18
and
54 
 
f.
25
and
50
 
 
g.
28
and
42 
h.
68
and
54


2. 
Danielle
bought
three
pieces
of
fabric.
One
piece
is
60
inches
long,

one
piece
is
24
inches
long,
and
the
third
piece
is
72
inches
long.

She
 cuts
 each
 of
 the
 three
 pieces
 of
 fabric
 into
 equal
 length

sec7ons.
What
is
the
longest
length
sec7on
she
can
use
so
that
all

sec7ons
are
the
same
length?


 PRACTICE

1.
 
Find
the
Greatest
Common
Factor
(GCF)
of
the
following…



a.
10 
 
 
 
b.
8
 
 
 
 
c.
1
 

 
 
d.
9


e.
18 
 
 
 
f.
25
 
 
 
 
g.
14 
 
 
h.
2


2.  The
key
is
to
find
the
GCF
of
60,
24,
and
72.
This
turn
out
to
be
12.



 Therefore,
 the
 longest
 length
 sec7on
 Danielle
 can
 use
 to
 make

each
sec7on
the
same
length
is
12
inches.



 LEARNING
LOG
–
7.N.8/7.N.10

Ibrahim
believes
that
the
GCF
of
150
and
90
is
5.
Is
he

correct?
Explain
and
show
proof!

 HOMEWORK

Find
the
factors
and
factor
pairs
for
each
of
the
following
numbers.



1.
18
 






2.
28

 





3.
32
 




4.
72



Find
the
Greatest
Common
Factor
of
each
pair
of
numbers.



5.
20
and
48 
 


6.
24
and
60
 




7.
36
and
44



LEARNING
LOG
–
7.N.8/7.N.10

Shaun
 believes
 that
 the
 GCF
 of
 84
 and
 76
 is
 2.
 Is
 he
 correct?

Explain
why
or
why
not!