GCF and LCM

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What is the GCF (Greatest Common Factor)?

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

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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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What is the LCM (Least Common Multiple)?

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

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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 the GCF of 12 and 16?

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The GCF is 4.

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What is the LCM of 3 and 5?

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The LCM is 15.

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If the GCF of two numbers is 1, what does that indicate about the numbers?

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It indicates that the numbers are coprime, meaning they have no common factors other than 1.

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What is the relationship between GCF and LCM?

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The product of the GCF and LCM of two numbers is equal to the product of the numbers themselves.

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Find the GCF of 18 and 24.

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The GCF is 6.

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Find the LCM of 4 and 6.

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The LCM is 12.