GCF AND LCM

Greatest Common Factor & Least Common Multiple

Greatest Common Factor
The largest (Greatest) number that
divides (Factor) into both (Common)
terms.
Least Common Multiple
The smallest (Least) number that is
divisible by (Multiple) both (Common)
terms.
Upside down Cake Method….

Ex. 1 48 18
Greatest
Common
Factor:
The
largest
number
that
divides
evenly into
both
terms.
Upside down Cake Method….

Ex. 1 48 18
Step 1:
Think of
any
number
than
divides
evenly into
both…
Upside down Cake Method….

Ex. 1 2 48 18
Divide
each term
by that
number!!
Upside down Cake Method….

Ex. 1 2 48 18
Put the
answer
after you 24 9
divide
under the
cake!
Upside down Cake Method….

Ex. 1 2 48 18
Make a
new cake
and check 24 9
to see if
there is
another
number
than will
divide into
both
terms.
Upside down Cake Method….

Ex. 1 2 48 18
Make a
new cake
and check 3 24 9
to see if
there is
another
number
than will
divide into
both
terms.
Upside down Cake Method….

Ex. 1 2 48 18
Nothing
divides into
8 and 3, so 3 24 9
you are
done!! 8 3
Now to use
this
information
to find the
LCM/GCF
Upside down Cake Method….

Ex. 1 2 48 18
GCF:
Multiply the 3 24 9
numbers
that you
8 3
divided out
together…
this is your
GCF!!
**Mult. The
numbers in
the box!
Upside down Cake Method….

Ex. 1 2 48 18
GCF:
Multiply the 3 24 9
numbers
that you
8 3
divided out
together…
this is your
GCF!! 3•2=6
GCF: 6
**Mult. The
numbers in
the box!
Upside down Cake Method….

Ex. 1 2 48 18
LCM:
We use the 3 24 9
same
information,
8 3
only now
we multiply
all the
number not
inside the
cake!!
Upside down Cake Method….

Ex. 1 2 48 18
LCM:
We use the 3 24 9
same
information,
8 3
only now
we multiply
all the LCM =2• 3 • 8 • 3
number not
inside the LCM = 144
cake!!
Greatest Common Factor
The largest (Greatest) number that
divides (Factor) into both (Common)
terms.

* This will be the smaller number of the two

answers you find using this method.
Least Common Multiple
The smallest (Least) number that is
divisible by (Multiple) both (Common)
terms.

* This will be the larger number of the two

answers you find using this method.
Your Turn…Start baking your cake!

Ex 2. 105 75
Find the
GCF
and the
LCM.

GCF :

LCM:
Does it look like this??

Ex 2. 5 105 75
Find the
GCF 3 21 15
and the
LCM. 7 5

GCF : 5 • 3 = 15

LCM: 5 • 3 • 7 • 5 = 525