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Lesson 3 - Rheu

The document provides exercises on finding the greatest common factor (GCF) using different methods such as listing, prime factorization, and continuous division. It includes problems that require calculating the GCF of various number sets and grouping items evenly. The exercises are intended to help students practice and compare different approaches for determining the greatest common factor.

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Teaching Mathematics in the Intermediate Grades | 1

Chapter
Lesson 3 | Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
2 EXERCISES

Name: Rheu S. Quimpan Course/Year& Section: BEED-GE3

Exercise 1 | Find the GCF of the following numbers using the method indicated.
(10 points)
1. 12, 14, 20 – Listing
Answer:
12 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
14 = 1, 2, 7, 14
20 = 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20
The common factor of 12, 14 and 20 is 1 and 2.
So, the Greatest Common Factor is 2.

2. 24 and 30 – Prime Factorization


Answer:
24 = 2×2×2×3
30 = 2×3×5
Therefore, the Greatest Common Factor is 2.
3. 24, 32, 56 – Continuous Division
Answer:
2 | 24 32 56
2 |12 16 28
2|6 8 14
2×2×2 = 8
Therefore, the Greatest Common Factor is 8.
4. 21, 35, 84 – Prime Factorization
Answer:
21 = 7 × 3
35 = 5 × 7
84 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7
Therefore, the common prime factors is 7.
Teaching Mathematics in the Intermediate Grades | 2

The Greatest Common Factor of 21, 35, 84 is 7.

5. 42, 72, 90 – Continuous Division


Answer:
3 | 42 72 90
2 | 14 24 30
7 12 15

Exercise 2 | Complete the table. (10 points)


List of Factors Number of Factors
1. 18 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18 2×3×3
2. 27 1, 3, 9, 27 3×3×3
3. 56 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56 2×2×2×7
4. 72 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72 2×2×2×3×3
5. 21 1, 3, 7, 21 3×7

Exercise 3 | Solve the following problems. (15 points)


1. The principal of a school wishes to distribute 84 balls and 108 bats equally
among a number of boys. Find the greatest numbers of boys who will receive the
gift in this way.
Answer/Solution:
Given:
Balls - 84
Bats - 208
Find the GCF:
84 - 2×2×2×2×2×3
108 – 2×2×3×3×3
Common Prime Factors: 2×2×3 = 12
Therefore, the greatest number of boys receiving the gifts in this way is 12.

2. When a certain number of children share 208 or 125 comic books, there are
leftovers of 8 or 5 comic books, respectively. Find the largest possible number of
children.
Answer:
Given:
208 – number of comic books
125 - number of comic books
8 – leftovers
5 – leftovers
Teaching Mathematics in the Intermediate Grades | 3

Solution:
208 – 8 = 200
125 – 5 = 120
Find the GCF of 200 and 120:
200 = 2×2×2×5×5
120 = 2×2×2×3×5
Common Prime Factors:
2×2×2×5 = 40
Therefore, the largest possible number of children is 40.

3. I am a single-digit number. If I divide 39, 85, and 113, there will be remainders of
3, 4 and 5 respectively. What is the greatest number I could possibly be?
Answer:
Here, we need to find the differences between the given numbers. If two
numbers give same remainder when divided by some other number, then their
difference must give a reminder of zero when divided by that number.

Here are the numbers:


39 – 3 = 36
85 – 4 = 81
113 – 5 = 108
So we have the set of numbers ( 39, 81, 108 ) and we want to know the biggest
number that divides all these numbers.

36 = 2×2×3×3
81 = 3×3×3×3
108 = 2×2×3×3×3
Common Prime Factors: 3×3 = 9
Therefore, the greatest number could possibly be is 9.

4. Aaron wishes to group 56 oranges, 196 apples, 84 mangoes, and 140 pears
such that each group must be of the same fruit and has no the same number of
fruits. What is the smallest number of groups that Aaron can make out of these
fruits?
Answer:
Given:
56 – oranges
196 – apples
84 – mangoes
140 – pears
To find: smallest number of group.
Solution:
Find the GCF of 56, 196, 84 and 140.
56 – 2×2×2×7
Teaching Mathematics in the Intermediate Grades | 4

196 – 2×2×7×7
84 – 2×2×3×7
140 – 2×2×5×7

Common Prime Factors: 2×2×7


It means 28 fruits in each group from one type. So, we can only make 2 groups.
Therefore, the smallest number of groups that Aaron can make out of these
fruits is 2.

5. Find the greatest number such that if 52 and 67 are to be divided by this number,
you get the same remainder in each case. What is the product of the digits of this
number?
Answer:
Solution:
You need to subtract first 67 – 52. So, 67 – 52 = 15
To check:

So they have same remainder.


Therefore, the greatest number is 15. And the product of the digit of the number
1×5 is equal to 5.

Exercise 4 | Group Activity: Let’s find out if which of the three methods in finding the
GCF you like best. Solve for the GCF of the given set of numbers. The class will be
divided in 3 groups. Refer to the groupings below. (15 points)
Group
Given
1 2 3
1. 28 and Prime
Listing Continuous Division
70 Factorization
2. 39, 52 Continuous
Listing Prime Factorization
and 65 Division
Teaching Mathematics in the Intermediate Grades | 5

3. 36 and Prime Continuous


Listing
54 Factorization Division

Groupings:
Group

1 2 3
AUXILLO, MARY JOY, D. BANOL, MARIE MIE, J. BENIGA, YVONNE FAYE, P.

BERMOY, JORAME, V. BEROY, LOURD STEPHEN, G. BONGATO, MA. FATIMA, G.

BUSLON, JUDY ANN, D. CALACAT, JENIFER, T. CALIGUID, JONELYN, O.

CORBETA, KAYE REA, C. DAHAN, JOSELLE, P. DALO, RODEL, R.

DORIA, MA. ARCEILLE JOY, M. FLORES, JANICE, P. GALAGAR, ADELFA, G.

GONZAGA, MARY ROSE, P. JAMIL, LYRA MAE, V. JORILLO, RHEA JOY, C.

JUMAWAN, JENNIE LAGARE, ANN LOREN, C. LLUVIDO, JAZEL, A.

MADERA, LIADEL, R. MADRIO, MAE, S. MADRONA, KATHRINE MAE, P.

MAGDUA, MARIA RICA, T. MASLOG, ANAFE, T. MELICOR, MICHELLE, H.

MILAGROSA, JESSA MARIZ, M. PALMA, RANIELYN, T. QUIMPAN, RHEU, S.

RUTA, RHACELL, P. SAGA, DOYLIN, N. SAMSON, HONELLETTE, M.

TAGUPA, JEANYLOU, A. TINAY, MARIFEL, S. TINAY, MA. VILMA, S.

TIONGCO, LIRA LYN, L. TUMALOM, CHRISTINE, I.

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