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Factor : a number is said to be a factor of other when it exactly divides the other. Ex : 6 and 7 are factors of 42. Multiple : a number is a multiple of another, when it is exactly divisible by the other. Least Common Multiple (LCM) : the LCM of two or more given numbers is the Least Number which is exactly divisible by each of them.

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Study Notes LCM and HCF Shortcuts PDF

Factor : a number is said to be a factor of other when it exactly divides the other. Ex : 6 and 7 are factors of 42. Multiple : a number is a multiple of another, when it is exactly divisible by the other. Least Common Multiple (LCM) : the LCM of two or more given numbers is the Least Number which is exactly divisible by each of them.

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Factor : A number is said to be a factor of other when it
EXACTLY divides the other.

Ex : 6 and 7 are Factors of 42.


Multiple : A number is said to be a multiple of another,
when it is Exactly divisible by the other
Ex : 42 is a multiple of 6 and 7

Please re - read these definitions. So that you can get the difference between Factor and Multiple.
Prime Number : Prime number is a number which has no factors except itself and Unity.
Ex :2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17 etc are prime numbers
Composite Number : Composite number is a number which has other factors besides itself and Unity.
Ex : 14, 15, 16, 18 etc
Co-Prime : Two numbers are said to be Co-Prime (Prime-To-Each Other) when they have no common factors
except Unity.
Note : The Co-Primes need not necessarily be Primes.
15 and 19
15, 17 and 22

are

Co-Primes

Common Multiple : A Common Multiple of two or more numbers is a number which is exactly divisible by
each of them.
Ex : 12 is a common multiple of 2, 3, 4 and 6
Least Common Multiple (LCM) : The LCM of two or more given numbers is the Least Number which is
exactly divisible by each of them.
Ex :
20 is the Common Multiple of 2, 4, 5 and 10
40 is the Common Multiple of 2, 4, 5 and 10

80 is the Common Multiple of 2, 4, 5 and 10,

But

Here 20 is the Least Common Multiple of 2, 4, 5, and 10


Highest Common Factor (HCF) : The HCF of two or more numbers is the Greatest Number which divides
each of them Exactly.
It is also Called Greatest Common Divisor (GCD)
Ex : Find the HCF of 18, 24
Factors of 18 --> 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18
Factors of 24 --> 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
Here the Greatest number, which divides them exactly is 6. So 6 is the H.C.F of 18, 24
In the above example they have given very small numbers. So it was easy for us to find the HCF. What if they ask
you to find the HCF for 84 and 540 ? Will you write the factors to both of them and then find out the Highest number?
If you are planning to do that , please erase that thought from your mind :) Because there are several methods to
make the process simple
Methods of finding HCF :
HCF by factorization :
1. Express each of the given number as the product of Prime Factors
2. Choose common factors
3. Find the Product of Lowest Power of these Factors.
This Product is the required HCF of the given Numbers
Ex : Find the HCF of 84, 540
If you find this method till confusing, don't worry. There
is another method to find HCF.
HCF by Method of Division :
Consider two different numbers.
Divide the longer number by the smaller one.
Now divide the divisor by the reminder.
Repeat this process of dividing the preceding divisor
by the last reminder obtained, till you get the
reminder "0"
The LAST DIVISOR is the HCF of the given TWO
numbers

Ex : Find the HCF of 42, 70


Thats it. Now the answer is 14 :)

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