GCF and LCM

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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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How do you find the GCF of two numbers?

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

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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 LCM of two numbers?

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

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What is the GCF of 24 and 56?

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The GCF is 8.

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What is the LCM of 5 and 8?

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The LCM is 40.

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If two numbers are 6 and 8, what is their GCF?

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The GCF is 2.

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If two numbers are 6 and 8, what is their LCM?

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The LCM is 24.

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How can you use GCF to simplify fractions?

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Divide the numerator and denominator by their GCF to simplify the fraction.

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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.