Factors & Multiples

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What are factors?

Back

Factors are numbers that can be multiplied together to get another number. For example, the factors of 24 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24.

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How do you find the factors of a number?

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To find the factors of a number, list all the numbers that divide evenly into that number without leaving a remainder.

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What are multiples?

Back

Multiples are numbers that can be obtained by multiplying a number by whole numbers. For example, the multiples of 3 are 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, etc.

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What is the difference between factors and multiples?

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Factors are numbers that divide another number evenly, while multiples are the result of multiplying a number by whole numbers.

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Find all factors of 12.

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1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12

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Is 5 a factor of 80?

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Yes, because 80 can be divided by 5 without a remainder.

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Which number is not a factor of 12: 1, 2, 4, or 5?

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5 is not a factor of 12.

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Is 2 a factor of 15?

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No, because 15 cannot be divided evenly by 2.

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What are the factors of 24?

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1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24

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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.