The document discusses the Least Common Multiple (LCM) and Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of numbers. It defines LCM as the smallest number that is a multiple of two or more given numbers. To find the LCM, one should break down all numbers into their prime factors, find the common factors, and multiply all leftover factors. Similarly, GCF is defined as the largest number that is a factor of two or more given numbers. To find the GCF, one only considers the common prime factors between the numbers. Examples of finding LCM and GCF are provided.
The document discusses the Least Common Multiple (LCM) and Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of numbers. It defines LCM as the smallest number that is a multiple of two or more given numbers. To find the LCM, one should break down all numbers into their prime factors, find the common factors, and multiply all leftover factors. Similarly, GCF is defined as the largest number that is a factor of two or more given numbers. To find the GCF, one only considers the common prime factors between the numbers. Examples of finding LCM and GCF are provided.
The document discusses the Least Common Multiple (LCM) and Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of numbers. It defines LCM as the smallest number that is a multiple of two or more given numbers. To find the LCM, one should break down all numbers into their prime factors, find the common factors, and multiply all leftover factors. Similarly, GCF is defined as the largest number that is a factor of two or more given numbers. To find the GCF, one only considers the common prime factors between the numbers. Examples of finding LCM and GCF are provided.
The document discusses the Least Common Multiple (LCM) and Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of numbers. It defines LCM as the smallest number that is a multiple of two or more given numbers. To find the LCM, one should break down all numbers into their prime factors, find the common factors, and multiply all leftover factors. Similarly, GCF is defined as the largest number that is a factor of two or more given numbers. To find the GCF, one only considers the common prime factors between the numbers. Examples of finding LCM and GCF are provided.
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LCM: The Least Common Multiple is the smallest multiple that two or more numbers
divide into evenly.
A multiple of a number is the product of the original number with another number. Some multiples of 4 are 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, … Some multiples of 7 are 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, …
A Common Multiple is a number that is divisible by two or more numbers.
Some common multiples of 4 and 7 are 28, 56, 84, and 112. When looking for the Least Common Multiple, you are looking for the smallest multiple that they both divide into evenly. The least common multiple of 4 and 7 is 28.
To find least common multiples, you should break all numbers down into their prime factorization. First consider the COMMON factors they all contain. And then use all the “LEFTOVER” factors. By multiplying all these factors together you will produce the LCM.
The prime factorization of 4 is 2•2
The prime factorization of 7 is 7
Since there are no common factors, use all the factors (what I call the “leftovers” ), and multiply them together to produce the LCM, which is 28.
Find the LCM for the following sets of numbers.
24 and 42 36 and 60
LCM: LCM: To find least common multiples, you should break all numbers down into their prime factorization. First consider the COMMON factors they all contain. When there are more than two numbers, also consider the COMMON factors that some of the numbers contain. And finally, use all the “LEFTOVER” factors. By multiplying all these factors together you will produce the LCM.
12, 18, and 40
45, 80, and 120
GCF: A Greatest Common Factor is the largest number that is a factor of two or more numbers.
When looking for the Greatest Common Factor, you are only looking for the COMMON factors contained in both numbers. If there are no such factors that are common to both, then 1 is the greatest common factor.
The Greatest Common Factor for 36 and 54 is 18.
The prime factorization for 36 is 2•2•3•3.
The prime factorization for 54 is 2•3•3•3.
They both have in common the factors 2, 3, 3 and their product is 18. That is why the greatest common factor for 36 and 54 is 18.
24 and 42 36 and 60 2*2*2*3 2*3*7 2*2*3*3 2*2*3*5
GCF: 2 • 3 GCF: 6
12, 18, and 40 45, 80, and 120
2*2*3 2*3*3 2*2*2*5 3*3*5 2*2*2*2*5 2*2*2*3*5
GCF: GCF: The similarity between LCM and GCF is that they both use Common factors.
The difference between LCM and GCF this that only the LCM uses all the factors to produce the Least Common Multiple, even the factors that were not common. LCM and GCF Least Common Multiple Greatest Common Factor Definition: A number is prime only if 1 and itself are factors. The number is prime if it is only divisible by 1 and itself.
Prime Factorization. Find all the prime numbers that were Multiplied together to produce the original number. In other words, break down the original number into factors. Continue to break down the factor so that all that is left is prime number.
