Use of Venn Diagrams to

find the HCF and LCM

Number
Find the HCF and LCM of 24 and 60

• Use a factor tree to help you find the

Prime Factors
• Then a Venn Diagram to help you find
the HCF and LCM
• Can you remember how to draw a
Factor Tree?
 FACTOR TREES

24 60

4 6 4 15

2 22 3 2 2 3 5
Prime Factors have now been found.
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 Prime Factors
• 24 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3

• 60 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 5

We now need to find the - Highest Common Factor

HCF

and the LCM - Lowest Common Multiple

 Venn Diagram
24 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 HCF is the
region of
60 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 5
intersection
2 x 2 x 3 = 12
60
24
2
2 2 5
3 LCM is all the
numbers in the circles
multiplied together
2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5=120

HCF = 2 x 2 x 3 = 12
LCM = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5 = 120
 The LCM of two or more numbers is the
smallest number that is a multiple of each of
the numbers.
24 x 5 =120 60 x 2 =120
or you could write out the multiples of 24 and 60
24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144,….
60, 120, 180, 240, 300,....

The HCF of two or more numbers is the

largest number that divides exactly into
each of them.
24 ÷ 12 = 2 60 ÷ 12 = 5
Can you do some questions
now on your own?
Find the HCF and LCM of the following:
1. 6 and 15
2. 20 and 30
3. 14 and 42
4. 24, 30 and 54
Answers:
1.HCF = 3, LCM = 30
2.HCF = 10, LCM = 60
3.HCF = 14, LCM = 42
4.HCF = 6, LCM = 1080