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The document explains the concept of factors, highlighting that a factor is a number that divides another number completely without leaving a remainder. It provides fun facts about factors, such as every number having at least two factors and the greatest factor being the number itself. Additionally, the document includes exercises to find factors of specific numbers and explains how to determine the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of given numbers.

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The document explains the concept of factors, highlighting that a factor is a number that divides another number completely without leaving a remainder. It provides fun facts about factors, such as every number having at least two factors and the greatest factor being the number itself. Additionally, the document includes exercises to find factors of specific numbers and explains how to determine the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of given numbers.

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FACTORS

A factor is a number which divides


the dividend completely without
leaving a remainder.
HOW TO FIND THE FACTORS OF
A GIVEN NUMBER??
Fun Facts about Factors
FACT 1: 1 is a factor of every number.

Ex: 5 = 1 x 5, 18 = 1 x 18 etc

FACT 2: Every number is the greatest factor of itself.


Ex: 21: 1x 21 = 21 ; 3 x 7 = 21. Hence, 1,3,7 and 21 are the factors of 21 and
21 is the greatest of them all.

FACT 3:Whenever a number is divided by any of its factors, there is no remainder.

Ex : 21÷ 3 = 7 leaving the remainder zero.


Fun Facts about Factors
FACT 4 :Every number has at least two factors i.e. one and the number itself.

Ex : 1 x 11 = 11. Hence the factors of 11 are 1 and 11.

FACT 5 : Every factor is less than or equal to the given number.

Ex : The factors of 18 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 and 18. All of them are less than 18 except 18.

FACT 6 : The number of factors of a given number are finite.


Exercise 3.2

A. Find the factors of the given numbers:

1) 42

42
1 X 42 Therefore, factors of 42 are :
1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21 and 42
2 X 21
3 X 14
6X7
Exercise 3.2

A. Find the factors of the given numbers:

2) 54

54
1 X 54 Therefore, factors of 54 are :
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27 and 54
2 X 27
3 X 18
6X9
Exercise 3.2
A. Find the factors of the given numbers:

4) 60

60
1 X 60
2 X 30
Therefore, factors of 60 are :
3 X 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15,
4 X 15 20, 30 and 60
5 X 12
6 X 10
HIGHEST COMMON FACTOR
24
Find the HCF OF 16 and 24. 16
1 X 24
1 X 16 2 X 12
2X8 3X8
4X4 4X6
Factors of 16 and 24 are:
The Highest Common Factor
or the Greatest Common
Factor of 2 or more given
numbers is the highest of their
Common factors of 16 and 34 are 1, 2, 4 and 8
common factors.
Highest Common Factor is 8
Ex 3.3
Q6 HIGHEST COMMON FACTOR
40
8 20
Find the HCF of 8, 20 and 40.
1 X 40
1X8 1 X 20 2 X 20
2X4 2 X 10 4 X 10
4X5 5X8
Factors of 8, 20 and 40 are:

8 1, 2, 4 and 8
20 1, 2, 4, 5, 10 and 20
40 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20 and 40

Common factors of 8, 20 and 40 are 1, 2 and 4

Highest Common Factor is 4

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