Find the prime factors of the following

using factor tree or continuous division.

1) 16
2) 28
3) 45
4) 64
5) 72
2
Conduct a review on finding the
GCF using prime factorization,
listing method, and continuous
division.
Find the GCF of the following numbers.

1) 12 and 18
2) 16 and 48
3) 12 and 64
4) 18 and 27
5) 14 and 54
• Who among you enjoy helping your
mother do the home chores?
• Why do you have to help?
• If you do home chores, what benefits can
you get from them?
 Nhel is helping Edward clean the backyard. They
spend 2 hours doing this every Saturday morning.
What part of the day do they spend cleaning the
backyard? Express your answer in lowest term.

• Who helps Edward in cleaning the backyard?

• How many hours do they spend cleaning the
backyard?
• How will you describe Nhel?
• What does the problem ask you to find?
• How will you solve for the answer to the problem?
 THINK: 2 hours out of 2
24 hours
In fraction, it is written as .
2 2
To change to its lowest
4 term, you do this:
24

2 2 ÷ 2 1
= =
24 24 ÷ 2 12

The divisor 2 is the greatest common factor of 2 and 24.

1
That means, Nhel and Edward 1 spend of the day
cleaning the backyard. A fraction2 is in its lowest term if the
numerator1 and denominator
2
have no other common factor
except 1.
Both 12 and 24 are equivalent fractions. Equivalent
fractions are fractions with the same size.
 2
To change 24 to lowest term,
Solution: Finding the GCF of 2 and 24.

a. By Listing Method

Factors of 2 : 1, 2
Factors of 24: 1, 2, 3, 4, , 8, 12, 24
GCF: 2
b. By dividing the numerator and denominator
by their GCF.
2 2 2 1
= ÷ =
24 24 2 12

c. By using prime factorization, cancellation of

common prime factors, then multiplying the
remaining factors to get the answer.
2 1 × 2 1
2 = = 1
1 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3
4 2
 How did you solve2 the problem?
how did you change 24 to lowest term?

• We solved for the GCF first, then divided

the numerator and denominator by the GCF
to get the fraction in lowest term.
• We wrote each number as a product of its
prime factors. Then, we cancelled the
common prime factors, and multiplied the
remaining prime factors to get the
numerator and denominator of the fraction
in lowest term.
 A. Put a check ( ) before each number if the given fraction is
in its lowest term and cross ( x ) if it is not.

3
____1. ____2. 2 ____3. 8 ____4. 3
7 2 1 5
8 4
4
____ 5. ____ 6. 9 ____ 7. 3 ____ 8. 5
25 1 2 9
5 4
____ 29. ____ 810.
1 1
7 2
 B. Fill in the boxes with the correct numerator or
denominator to make the fractions equivalent.

1. 6 2.
2 3.1 5
8 4 4 2 0
1
4. 1 3 5.
6 2 6.82 9
2 6 9 7
1 3
8 0
7. 3 2 8.
8 59. 4 3 1
10.
6 3 1 5 3
1 5
0 5 3
C. Reduce each fraction to its lowest term.

10
15 12 6
1. 2. 3. 4.
1
35
25 16 2
8 13
5. 6. 3 7. 9 8.
4
12 27
0 39
3 8
9.45 10.
4
8
 A. Put a check ( ) if the fraction is in lowest term. If
not, write it in lowest term. Write your answers in your
notebook.

4 7 3 5
1. 2. 3. 4.
7 21 12 12

8 3 11 13
5. 6. 7. 8.
4 40
0 15 39
3 6
9.27 10.
2
0
1. 1 2.
1 3.9
0 5 1
2 1 8
4. 51 89
5. 6.6
2 4 2
3 5 4
6
7. 7 18. 29. 9
10.
2 6 3 5
1 4 0 4
8
 A fraction is in its lowest term if the
numerator and the denominator have no
other common factor except 1.
To reduce a fraction to its lowest term,
divide the numerator and the donminator by
their GCF (Greatest Common Factor).
 Read each problem. Then, solve.
1. Every Saturday, Mother and Claire go to the
market. On each marketing day, they spend 3
hours including the travel time. What fraction
of the day is used in marketing every Saturday?
Express your answer in lowest term?
2. Century is what part of the Millennium?
Express your answer in lowest term.

3. A farmer planted 12 of his farm with pechay.

How many thirds of18the farm was planted with
pechay?
1. 8 92. 6
3. 4.4 35.
1 1 1 1 1
0 2 5 2 8
 Fill in the box with the correct numerator
or denominator.
1. 3 2.
4 3.7 1
4 1 5 1 9 4
2 5
4. 6 5.
6 2 6. 4
9 1 7 4 4 1
8 6
7. 1 58. 2 39. 9 8
10.
7 5 9 5 7 1 4
2 2 8
1
1. 9 2.
4 3.1
1 1 2
5 0 1
4. 1 5.
6 6.61
5 1 4
2 2 2
0 8
7. 2 18. 19. 3
10.
1 0 5 0
4 1 4 3
2 6 5 5