GCF, LCM, Prime Factorization

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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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What is prime factorization?

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

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Find the GCF of 12 and 16.

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The GCF is 4.

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Find the LCM of 3 and 5.

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The LCM is 15.

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What are the prime factors of 30?

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The prime factors are 2, 3, and 5.

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How do you find the GCF of two numbers?

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List the factors of each number and identify the largest common factor.

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How do you find the LCM of two numbers?

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List the multiples of each number and identify the smallest common multiple.

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What is the prime factorization of 45?

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The prime factorization is 3 x 3 x 5.

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If a number is prime, what does that mean?

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