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TEACHER JANE

2nd Quarter
 Objectives

Writes a given as a product of its

prime factors.

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 Objectives

Finds the common factors, greatest common

factor (GCF) of two numbers using the
following methods: listing, prime
factorization, and continuous division.

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 Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
The highest number that divides exactly in
two or more numbers.
It is the “greatest” thing for simplifying
fractions.

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 LISTING METHOD
is a method to list all the factors of a
given whole number, separating each
factor by the comma.

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There are 12 dark – colored balloons and
20 white balloons in a birthday party. The
balloons are divided into groups that have
an equal number of balloons of the same
kind. What is the greatest number of
balloons each group can have?
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To find the solution,
let us list down the
factors of 12 and 20.
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 The factors 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12.

The factors 20 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10 and 20.

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The common factor of 12 and 20
are underlined. They are 1, 2 ,
and 4. The greatest common
factor of 12 and 20 is 4.
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 The greatest common
factor (GCF) of two or

4
more numbers is the
biggest number that is a
1, 2, factor or divisor of each
number.
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 What is the GCF of 45 and 50.

45 = 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45
50 = 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50

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 What is the GCF of 45 and 50.
45 = 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45
50 = 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50

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GCF = 5
 We can also use the
Prime Factorization
Method.
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 PRIME FACTORIZATION
is breaking a number down into the set
of prime numbers which multiply
together to result in the original number.

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 What is the GCF of 8, 24, and 72.

Step 1: Write the prime factorization of

each number.

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Factor Tree

8=2x2x2

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Factor Tree

24 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3

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 Factor Tree

72 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3

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 Step 2: Take the common prime factors.

8=2x2x2
24 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 2x2x2
72 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3

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 Step 3: Multiply the common factors: 2 x 2 x 2.

8=2x2x2 2x2x2
24 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3
2x2x2=8
72 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3
The GCF of 8, 24,
and 72 is 8.
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 What is the GCF of 12 and 36.

Step 1: Write the prime factorization of

each number.

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Continuous division
2 12

2 6
12 = 2 x 2 x 3
3 3
1

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Continuous division
2 36

2 18
36 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3
3 9

3 3
1
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 Step 2: Take the common prime factors.

12 = 2 x 2 x 3
36 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3
2x2x3

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 Step 3: Multiply the common factors: 2 x 2 x 3.

12 = 2 x 2 x 3 2x2x3
36 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 2 x 2 x 3 = 12
The GCF of 12 and
36 is 12.
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 Yesterday, Mang Mario harvested 36
mangoes from one tree and 54 from another
tree. He wants to put these mangoes in
baskets. What is the greatest number of
mangoes that can be placed in each basket if
they have equal number of mangoes?
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36 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3
54 = 2 x 3 x 3 x 3
GCF =18
2x3x3
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 Therefore, there are 18
mangoes in each baskets.

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 THANK YOU!
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 MATH
EXERCISES
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 A. Find the GCF, using the listing
method.
1. 9, 12 and 18
2. 30 and 42
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 9 = 1, 3, 9
12 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
18 = 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18
GCF = 3
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 30 = 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30
42 = 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42

GCF = 6
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 B. Find the GCF, using prime
factorization.
1. 16, 24, and 12
2. 32 and 48
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16 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2
24 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3
12 = 2 x 2 x 3
LCM = 4
2x2
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32 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2
48 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3
2x2x2x2
LCM = 16
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 Let’s proceed to
the worksheet.
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