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GRADE 5 | MATHEMATICS

UNIT 4

The Greatest Common Factor and the

Least Common Multiple

Test Your Prerequisite Skills

1. a. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30
b. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42
c. 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54
d. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72

2. Check student’s factor tree.

24 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3
32 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2
58 = 2 × 29
64 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2

3. a. 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80

b. 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120
c. 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105, 120, 135, 150
d. 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140, 160, 180, 200

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Lesson 1: Finding the Greatest Common Factor by

Continuous Division

Check Your Understanding!

1. a. GCF = 4
b. GCF = 8
c. GCF = 5
d. GCF = 5
e. GCF = 2
f. GCF = 2

2. a. 2 seatworks only
b. 50 students

Lesson 2: Finding the Least Common Multiple by

Continuous Division

Check Your Understanding!

1. a. LCM = 105
b. LCM = 700
c. LCM = 720

2. a. 72 candies
b. On the sixth game; 3 times

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Challenge Yourself!

1. Answers may vary. Check student’s answers.

2. a. 9 and 4
b. Answers may vary. Possible answer: 4 and 30

3. 1 and 36
4. Answers may vary. Check student’s answer.

Performance Task

Check the student’s output using the rubric provided in the study guide.