Multiples

A multiple is a product that we get when one number is multiplied by

another number. For example, if we say 4 × 5 = 20, here 20 is a
multiple of 4 and 5.

Mr.Froggy jumps 3 steps at a time starting from 1 and Mr.Rabby jumps 4 steps at a
time starting from 1.

You will find that

Mr.Froggy jumps on the numbers 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27 and 30.

These numbers are called the multiples of 3.

Write the numbers the Mr.Rabby steps on.

4 ,_______ , _______ ,_______ , _______ , _______

These numbers are called the multiples of 4.

1. Tick ( ) the multiples of 2.

2. Tick ( ) the multiples of 5.

3 . Write the first six multiples of 6.

_____ , _____ , _____ , _____ , _____ , _____

Hint: Multiply 6 by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)

4. Ranee wants to count the number of legs of the cows in a dairy farm near her

village. But she is not able to see the legs, help her by counting the number of the

faces of cows.

Fill in the table.

Number of cows 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Number of legs 4 8

If there were 11 cows, how much legs would they have in all? _______

5. Razia is planting vegetables in her garden. She has planted 12 plants of different

types. Look at the garden and fill in the blanks.

a. 12 = 1x12. There is 1 row of 12 cauliflower plants.

b. 12 =_________x _________ .There are _______rows of ______tomato

plants.

c.

_____ =_____x______. There are ______rows of ______brinjal plants.

6. I am a multiple of 3. I am between 40 and 50. Who could I be?

_________, _________, _________ [3 possibilities]

7. I am a multiple of 8. I am between 50 and 70. Who could I be?

_________, _________ [2 possibilities]

8. Write down the first 6 multiples of each of the following numbers.
9.
W

hich of the groups of the following numbers are the multiples of 5?

4,10,17,13 20,25,30,35 7,17,27,37 10,50,30,20

10. Which of the groups of the following numbers are the multiples of 7?

21,35,70,49 14,10,18,23 42,28,14,7 7,17,27,37

Puzzle time !!
 Common multiple
Common multiples are the multiples that are common between a given
set of numbers.
I. List out the first two common multiples for each pair of numbers.
1) 3, 4

Multiples of 3 : ___________________________________________

Multiples of 4 : ___________________________________________

Common multiples : _______ and _______

2) 2, 5

Multiples of 2 : ___________________________________________

Multiples of 5 : ___________________________________________

Common multiples : _______ and _______

3) 12, 8

Multiples of 12 : ___________________________________________

Multiples of 8 : ___________________________________________

Common multiples : _______ and _______

4) 4, 6

Multiples of 4 : ___________________________________________

Multiples of 6 : ___________________________________________

Common multiples : _______ and _______

5) 5, 3

Multiples of 5 : ___________________________________________

Multiples of 3 : ___________________________________________
Common multiples : _______ and _______

II. Place the following multiples into the correct circle. (If a multiple is common
for the given 2 numbers, it should be placed inside the intersection area)

a. I am a multiple of 6. I am also a multiple of 4. I am less than 30. Who am I?

_________, _________ [2 possibilities]

b. Write down a multiple of both 7 and 3 that is less than 50. _________

c. Is it possible to list all of the multiples of the number 30? Explain

 ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

d. Draw your diagram for the first 6 multiples of 3 and 6.

III. Work out the answers to these challenges and try to find all the

possibilities for each one!

Challenge 1

I am a multiple of 7. I am between 50 and 100. I am odd.

Who could I be? ______, ______. ______ [3 possibilities]

Challenge 2

I am a multiple of 30. If you round me to the nearest hundred, you get 400. Who

could I be? ______, ______, ______ [3 possibilities]

Challenge 3

I am a multiple of 9 between 50 and 110. I am also a multiple of 6.

Who could I be? ______, ______, _______, ______ [4 possibilities]

Challenge 4

I am a multiple of 12 between 100 and 200. If you round me to the nearest 10, I

round up. Who could I be? ______, ______, ______ [3 possibilities]

 Least common multiple -LCM
I.
The smallest or least multiple that two or more numbers
have in common is known as LCM

Find the least common multiple of the following

1. What is the LCM of 12 and 8?

Multiples of 12: 12, 24, 36, ..

Multiples of 8: 8, 16, 24, 32, ..

The LCM (smallest common multiple) is 24.

2. 20 and 44

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

The LCM (smallest common multiple) is _____

3. 24 and 40

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

The LCM (smallest common multiple) is _____

4. 45 and 10

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

The LCM (smallest common multiple) is _____

5. 10, 15 and 45

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

 The LCM (smallest common multiple) is _____

6. 25, 30, 50

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

The LCM (smallest common multiple) is _____

7. 36, 60, 12

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

The LCM (smallest common multiple) is _____

8. 30, 150, 300

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

The LCM (smallest common multiple) is _____

9. 25, 45, 105

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

The LCM (smallest common multiple) is _____

10. 21, 49, 63

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

Multiples of ___: ____________________________________________

The LCM (smallest common multiple) is _____

II. Complete the following.

1. A shopkeeper sells cups as a set of 6 and plates

as a set of 5. What is the minimum number of sets

of each should Marry purchase, such that there is

one cup for every plate?

2. A radio station is having a promotion in which

every 12th caller receives a free concert ticket,

and every 15th caller receives a free shopping

coupon. Which caller will be the first one to win

both?

3. Eve and Sylvia love gardening. Eve waters her

plants every 3 days. Her neighbor Sylvia waters

her plants every 5 days. If they both water their

plants on July 1, what is the next date they will

water their plants together?

4. At the gym, Hillary swims every 6 days, runs

every 4 days, and cycles every 16 days. When will

she do all three activities on the same day?

5. If bread comes in packages of 14 and jam comes

in packages of 70. What is the least number of

packages of each that can be bought to be able to

make breakfast with no bread or jam left over?

6. The 3 bells ring at the factory at intervals of 3, 6

and 10 minutes simultaneously starting at 8:00 in

the morning. At what time will the three bells ring

together at the same time?

7. Omar is planting trees. He planned to plant 6, 7,

or 14 trees in each row. What is the least number

of trees Omar could have in all?

8. Thomas has tennis match every 4th day and Maria

 has tennis match every 7th day. When will they

have a match on the same day?

9. Two types of candies are available in the packs of

56 and 24, respectively. Eric wants to buy the

same number of candies of both the types. What

is the least number of packs of each type of

candies that he will need to buy?

10. The Line A bus arrives at the bus stop every 25

minutes, and the Line B bus arrives every 15

minutes. They are both at the bus stop right now.

In how many minutes will they both be at the bus

stop again?

POINTS TO REMEMBER:
 When two or more numbers are multiplied, we get a product.

 LCM of two prime numbers is the product of the numbers.

 Every number is a multiple of 1 and 1 is a factor of all numbers.

 Every number is a multiple of itself and every number is a

factor of itself.

 The smallest (first) multiple of a number is the number itself.

 1 is the smallest factor of every number.

 A number that completely divides the given number without

leaving a remainder is called the factor of that number.

 Multiples of 10 end with a zero. Multiples of 100 end with ‘00’.