4.4 and 4.7 LCM and GCF - Ms. Sampson's Class...
Transcript of 4.4 and 4.7 LCM and GCF - Ms. Sampson's Class...
Greatest Common Factor
There are two methods you can use to find the Greatest Common Factor. They are:
• Listing
• Prime Factorization
Greatest Common Factor: Listing
• Step one: List all factors of both numbers
• Step two: Find the one that is greatest!
Find the GCF of 12 and 8:
12:
8:
Greatest Common Factor: Listing
• Step one: List all factors of both numbers
• Step two: Find the one that is greatest!
Find the GCF of 12 and 8:
12: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
8: 1, 2, 4, 8
GCF = 4
Greatest Common Factor: Listing
Find the GCF of 16 and 24:
16: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16
24: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
GCF= 8
Greatest Common Factor: Listing
Find the GCF of 32 and 40
32: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32
40: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40
GCF = 8
Least Common Multiple
Find the LCM of 8 and 5
8: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56
5: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40
LCM = 40