Factors and Multiples

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What are factors?

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Factors are numbers that can be multiplied together to get another number. For example, the factors of 20 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, and 20.

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What are multiples?

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Multiples are the result of multiplying a number by an integer. For example, the first five multiples of 3 are 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15.

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List the factors of 10.

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1, 2, 5, 10

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List the first 5 multiples of 5.

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5, 10, 15, 20, 25

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What is the greatest common factor (GCF)?

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The GCF is the largest number that can divide two or more numbers without leaving a remainder. For example, the GCF of 8 and 12 is 4.

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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. For example, the LCM of 4 and 5 is 20.

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What are the factors of 12?

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1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12

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What are the multiples of 6?

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6, 12, 18, 24, 30

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If a number is a factor of another number, what does that mean?

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It means that the first number can divide the second number without leaving a remainder.

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What is the relationship between factors and multiples?

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Factors are the numbers you multiply to get a product, while multiples are the products you get when you multiply a number by integers.