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Finding The Greatest Common Factor

The document discusses methods for finding the greatest common factor (GCF) and least common multiple (LCM) of two or more numbers. It explains that the GCF is the largest number that divides both numbers, and provides two methods: listing all factors and using a ladder division method. The ladder method involves dividing the numbers by their common factors until none remain. The LCM is the smallest number that is a multiple of both numbers, and can also be found using the ladder method.

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Finding The Greatest Common Factor

The document discusses methods for finding the greatest common factor (GCF) and least common multiple (LCM) of two or more numbers. It explains that the GCF is the largest number that divides both numbers, and provides two methods: listing all factors and using a ladder division method. The ladder method involves dividing the numbers by their common factors until none remain. The LCM is the smallest number that is a multiple of both numbers, and can also be found using the ladder method.

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FINDING THE

GREATEST
COMMON
FACTOR
The greatest common
factor (GCF) of 2 or
more numbers is the
greatest (biggest)
number that is a factor
of both numbers.
There are 2 methods
for finding the GCF
1. Listing the
factors
2. Using the ladder
List method
Listing the factors
1. List the factors of both
numbers.
2. Circle all the factors that
they have in common.
3. The GCF is the biggest
number that appears on both
lists.
1)Make a list to find the GCF
of 18 & 30.

18: 1, 3, 6, 9, 18
30: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30

THE GCF OF 18 & 30 IS 6.


LADDER METHOD
1. Draw upside down
division box
2. Find a common factor
3. Keep factoring until no common
factor exists
4. Multiply numbers on the left side
Use a ladder to find
the GCF of 27 & 36
3 27 36
3 9 12
3 4
3X3=9
So the GCF is
9
Finding the Least Common Multiple
LCM: The smallest
number that is a
multiple of 2 or more
numbers.
A multiple of a
number is the
product of the
number and a
whole number.
The first five non-zero multiples
of 5 are: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25.
• Numbers can have common
factors. They also have
common multiples.

• List the multiples of 12 & 10


USE THE LADDER METHOD!
1. Draw upside down
division box
2. Find a common factor
3. Keep factoring until no
common factor exists
4. Multiply ALL the numbers on
the outside
Use a ladder to find
the LCM of 27 & 36
3
3 27 36
3 9 12 3 x 3 x 3 x 4 = 108
3 4 So the LCM
is 108

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