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Mathematics
Quarter 2 - Module 5: Week 2
Common Factors , Greatest Common
Factor (GCF) of two numbers

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 Mathematics
Quarter 2 - Module 5: Week 2
Common Factors, Greatest Common
Factor (GCF) of two numbers

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What This Module is About
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 This module contains series of activities that will help you learn
and develop mastery in finding/ identifying the common factors, greatest
common factor of numbers, common multiples and least common
multiples of a given number.

The activities of this module are interesting. The directions are

easy to follow. You can do it by yourself or with the help of your parents,
brothers and sisters. But of course, your teacher is always there ready to
help you.

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 What I Need to Know

In this lesson, you will be able to enjoy working with numbers

specially in:
 Identifying the Common Factors and the Greatest Common
Factor of numbers.

After going through this module, you are expected to find the
common factors, and the greatest common factor.

There are 3 simple ways to use. These are:

1. Listing Method
2. Prime Factorization/Factor Tree
3. Continuous Division

How to Learn from this Module

For you to achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the
following:
• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.

• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and

exercises diligently.

• Answer all the given tests and exercises.

Icons of this Module

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 What I Need This part contains learning objectives
to Know that are set for you to learn as you go
along the module.

What I Know This is an assessment as to your

level of knowledge to the subject
matter at hand, meant specifically to
gauge prior related knowledge.
What’s In This part connects previous lessons
with that of what you are going to
learn.

What’s New An introduction of the new lesson

through various activities, before it
will be presented to you.

What is It These are discussions of the

activities as a way to deepen your
discovery and understanding of the
concept.
What’s More These are follow-up activities that are
intended for you to practice further in
order to master the competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what

Learned you have learned from the lesson

What I Can These are tasks designed to

Do showcase your skills and knowledge
gained, and applied into real-life
concerns and situations.
Post This assessment evaluates your level
Assessment of mastery in achieving the learning
objectives.

More These are additional activities

Activities designed to increase the level of your
skills and knowledge.

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 What I Know

Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of your best answer.

1. What are the factors of 12?

a. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12 b. 3,4,6,12 c. 1, 6, 12 d. 3, 4, 8, 10
2. What factors are common to 15 and 30?
15 = 1, 3, 5, 15
30 = 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30
a. 1, 3, 5 and 15 c. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15
b. 2, 3, 5, 10 d. 1,3,6,7,10,15, 30
3. The factors of 45 and 9 are: 9 = 1, 3, 9 45 = 1, 3, 5, 9, 15 45
What factors are common to 9 and 45?
a. 1, 3, 9 c. 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45
b. 1, 3, 9, 15 d. 1, 3, 15, 45
4. What is the greatest common factor of 12 and 20?
12 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
20 = 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20
a. 4 b. 6 c. 10 d. 12
5. Which of these is the greatest number that can divide 24
equally?
a. 6 b. 8 c. 12 d. 24
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6. If we count off by 5, what is the 6 number in the sequence?
a. 5 b. 6 c. 15 d. 30
7. Complete the multiples of 4 and 7. Choose the letter that
completes the sequence.
4 = 4, 8, ___, 16, 20 7 = 7, ___, 21, 28, 35
a. 4 and 7 b. 8 and 14 c. 12 and 14 d. 12 and 20
8. Skip count by 4. What is the next number in the sequence
12, 16, 20, ____ , 28, 32, 36, 40
a. 21 b. 22 c. 23 d. 24
9. Which of the following is a multiple of 5 or a number that can be
divided by 5?
a. 10 b. 11 c. 12 d. 13
10.What are the first five numbers if you count off by 6 ?
a. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 b. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 c. 6, 12, 18, 24, 30

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 d. 12,16,24,30,36

Lesson Common Factors and

1 the GCF (Greatest
Common Factor)

What’s In

Below are the factors of 12 and 16. Study and answer the questions that
follow.

12 = 1 x 12 16 = 1 x 16
12 = 2 x 6 16 = 2 x 8
12 = 3 x 4 16 = 4 x 4
1. What are the common factors of 12 and 16? ____________
2. What is the greatest or largest number that is common to 12
and 16?
3. What is the prime factorization of 12? ____________
4. The prime factorization of 16 is _____________.

What’s New
Catherine helps her father in their bakeshop. They baked 30
cupcakes and 60 cookies. They wanted to pack them in boxes. Each
box should contain same number of cupcakes and same number of
cookies. They want to fill 10 boxes in all.

1. How many cupcakes are there inside a box?_____

2. How many cookies are there in a box?_____
3. If we add the cookies and cupcakes in a box. How many pieces of
pastries are there?_____

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 4. What is the prime factorization of 30? 30 = ___ x ___ x ___
5. What is the prime factorization of 60? 60 = ___ x ___ x ___ x ___

What is It

There are 3 methods that will help and guide us in finding the
Common Factors and Greatest Common Factor (GCF).

Example : Find the GCF of 24 and 30 using the three methods.

You will observe if the three methods will give us the same answer.

Listing Method – The factors are:

24 = 1 , 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24

30 = 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30

The Common Factors are 1, 2 , 3

The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) = 1 x 2 x 3 = 6

Factor-Tree Method
24 30

6 x 4 6 x 5

2 x 3 2 x 2 2 x 3

The prime factorization of each number is:

Observed the arrangement
24 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 of each factors, it’s from the
least to greatest and same
9 numbers are aligned. It
should be done this way so
that it is very easy for you to
identify the common factor
 30 = 2 x 3x5

common factors = 2,3

GCF= 2 x 3 = 6

Continuous Division
Since you cannot anymore find a
2 24 30 common factor, hence, division
3 12 15 stops. Therefore GCF = 6
4 5

Common factors: 2,3 GCF = 2 x 3 = 6

The common factor are 2 and 3. This means that any of the 3
methods that you are going to use, the answer is the same.

Try another pair of numbers. 24, 42

Listing Method You can do like

24 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
42 = 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42
Common Factors 1, 2, 3, 6
The Greatest Common Factor is 6.
this for listing method so
that you will develop mastery
in multiplying numbers.
These are pairs of numbers
that will give a product of
the given number.

Factor – Tree Method

24 42
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6 x 4 7 x 6
 2 x 3 2 x 2 2 x 3

If there are 2 or more

Common Factors – 2 , 3 common prime factors,
Greatest Common Factor = 2 x 3=6 multiply them to get the
Greatest Common Factor
(GCF)

Prime Factorization 24 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3
42 = 2 x3 x7
Common Factors 2 3

Greatest Common Factor (GCF) 2x3=6

Continuous Division
Think of a small number that can divide
2 24 42 the 2 numbers. (Use divisibility rule)
3 12 1
21 Continue the process until there is no
4 7 more common factor.

The 3 methods used gave us the same answer. The Common Factors
are 2 and 3 therefore, the Greatest Common Factor is 6.

What’s More

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Direction. Find the Common Factors and Greatest Common Factor using
the indicated method.

1. Listing Method 8 and 12

Common Factors _____ GCF ______

2. Factor-Tree Method 9 and 18

Common Factors _____ GCF ______

3. Continuous Division Method 10 and 20

Common Factors _____ GCF ______

What I Have Learned

1.How do you find the common factor/s from given numbers?

2. How do you determine the Greatest Common Factor from the

common factors?

Remember:

 There are three methods in finding the Common Factor

and the Greatest Common Factor.
1. Listing Method
2. Factor–Tree /Prime factorization
Prime Factorization is a process of finding the
prime factors of given numbers. The process is
shown by the following steps:
 List the prime factors of each number
 Encircle every common prime factor.
Common prime factor means the
number is a factor to each of the
number given. 
 Multiply all the encircled numbers.
The result is the GCF.
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 3. Continuous Division
 Common Factor – from the word common, a factor or
factors present in all given numbers.
 Greatest Common Factor – the largest or biggest
number from all common factor/s.

What I Can Do

Find the Common Factor/s and Greatest Common Factor of each pair of
numbers.

1. Listing Method

16 =
18 =

2. Factor – Tree Method and prime factorization

20 24

3. Continuous Division
9 12

Post Assessment

A. Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of your best

answer.

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 1. Which of these is the product of its prime factors of number 12?
a. 2 x 2 x 3 b. 2 x 3 x 3 c. 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 d. 2 x 2 x 4
2. Which are the factors of 16?
a. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 b. 3,4,6,16 c. 1, 4, 16 d. 3, 4, 8, 10
3. What factors are common to 20 and 40?
a. 1, 2, 5 b. 2, 3, 5, 10 c. 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20
d. 8,10,20
4. The factors of 45 and 9 are: 9 = 1, 3, 9 45 = 1, 3, 5, 9, 15 45 .
What is the greatest common factor of 9 and 45?
a. 5 b. 9 c. 15 d. 45
5. Which of these is the greatest common factor of 16 and 20?
a. 4 b. 6 c. 10 d. 12
6. What is the greatest common factor of 21 and 30?
a. 3 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7
7. Which of these is the GCF of 36 and 54?
a. 6 b. 12 c. 16 d. 18
8. Which of these are the common factors of 18 and 27?
a. 1, 2 and 3 b. 1, 3 and 9 c. 2, 3 and 9 d. 3, 4 and 9
9. What factors are common to 30 and 35?
a. 1 and 2 b. 1 and 3 c. 1 and 4 d. 1 and 5
10. What is the greatest common factor of 20 and 75?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 5 d. 10

Additional Activities

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 A. Find the Common Factor/s and the Greatest Common Factor of 25
, 50 and 75 using any method.

25 50 75

Answer Key

What I Know
1. A
15 2. A
3. A
4. A
 52 5 7 9. D
1 51
55 0 8. B
1 02 53 7. D
75 = 1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 75 6. A 16
GCF = 5 x 550 = 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50
5. A
4. B
GCF = 25 3. C
25 = 1, 5, 25
2. A
Listing Method 1. A
Additional Activities Post Assessment
20 24 18 9
4 x 5 6 x 4 9 x 2 3 x 3
2 x 2 2 x 3 2 x 2 3 x 3
Common Factors = 1, 2, 4 Common Factors = 3, 9
GCF = 4 GCF = 9
2 12 2 20 2 10
3 9 2 10
2 6 3 5
3 5
Common Factors = 2, 5
Common Factors = 1, 3
GCF = 10
GCF = 3
5. 60 = 2 X 2 X 3 X 5
4. 30 = 2 X 3 X 5
3. 9
2. 6
1. 3
What’s New
 GCF = 25

GCF = 5 x 5

GCF = 25

_ GCF = 5 x 5
3 x 5 2 x 5
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__ __ 0
5 x 100 5 x 150 5 x 5

0 0 0
75 50 25

GCF = 25

GCF = 5 x 5

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