Factors and Multiples

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What are factors?

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Factors are numbers that divide another number evenly without leaving a remainder.

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What are multiples?

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Multiples are numbers that can be obtained by multiplying a number by an integer.

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What is the greatest common factor (GCF)?

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The GCF is the largest number that divides two or more numbers without leaving a remainder.

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What is the least common multiple (LCM)?

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The LCM is the smallest number that is a multiple of two or more numbers.

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How do you find the GCF of two numbers?

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To find the GCF, list the factors of each number and identify the largest factor they have in common.

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How do you find the LCM of two numbers?

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To find the LCM, list the multiples of each number and identify the smallest multiple they have in common.

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What is prime factorization?

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Prime factorization is expressing a number as the product of its prime factors.

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What is a prime number?

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A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself.

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What is a composite number?

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A composite number is a natural number greater than 1 that is not prime, meaning it has more than two factors.

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What is the prime factorization of 24?

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The prime factorization of 24 is 2^3 x 3.