Question 5

Compare a set of numbers with GCF and

LCM. Make as many statements
a) About the set of numbers compared to
their GCF and LCM.
b) About their GCF as compared to their
LCM.
 The set of numbers.
- Example: FIND

GREATEST COMMON FACTOR

LOWER COMMON MULTIPLE

 Example: 12 & 36  Example: Find the LCM
Find the GCF of 12 & 36
 SOLUTION:  SOLUTION:

Step 1: Find the Prime Step 1: Find the Prime factors for
factors for 12 = 2 x 2 x 3
36 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3

12: 2 x 2 x 3 Step 2: Multiply each prime factor the greatest

36: 2 x 2 x 3 x 3
Step 2: Multiply each
factor that has a match
GCF = 2 x 2 x 3 = 12
number of times it appears in any one
factorization.
The most number of times 2 appears in either
factorization is twice. The most number of
times 3 appears in either factorization is twice.
Thus,
LCM = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 = 36
 Example: Find the
GCF for 48 and 72
 Step 1: Find the prime factors
for
48: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3
72: 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3
Step 2: Multiply each factor
that has a match
GCF = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 = 24
 Example: Find the LCM
for 48 and 72
 Step 1: Find the prime factors for
48: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3
72: 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3
Step 2: Multiply each prime factor
the greatest number of times it
appears in any one factorization.
The most number of times 2
appears in either factorization is
four times. The most number of
times 3 appears in either
factorization is twice. Thus,
LCM = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 = 144
 Example: Find the GCF for  Example: Find the LCM for
15, 25 and 6 15, 25, and 6
Step 1: Find the prime factors for
Step 1: Find the prime factors
6=2x3 for
15 = 3 x 5
25 = 5 x 5 6=2x3
Step 2: Multiply each factor that 15 = 3 x 5
has a match 25 = 5 x 5
Step 2: Multiply each prime
factor the greatest number of
3 × 5 = 15 times it appears in any one
factorization. The most
number of times 2 appears in
either factorization is once.
The most number of times 3
appears in either factorization
is once. The most number of
times 5 appears in either
factorization is twice. Thus,
LCM = 2 x 3 x 5 x 5 = 150
 SPECIAL EXAMPLE:
 Find the LCM and GCF of 27, 90, and 84

First, I need to find the prime

factorizations:

Then I will list these factorizations neatly:

Then the GCF (being the product of the
shared factors) and the LCM (being the
product of all factors) are given by:

Then the GCF is 3 and the LCM is 3,780.

BIBLOGRAPHY
 http://www.helpwithfractions.com/least
-common-multiple.html
 http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art
13334.asp
 http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/set
s/select/dm_lcm_gcf.html