Factors & Multiples

The video tutorial explains the concepts of factors and multiples, highlighting their importance in mathematics, including their use in fractions, number patterns, and algebra. It describes multiples as the result of multiplying a number, akin to times tables, and factors as numbers that divide exactly into another number. The tutorial provides examples and practice questions, introduces the concepts of Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) and Highest Common Factor (HCF), and concludes with a brief overview of these concepts. Prime factorization is mentioned as a method for dealing with larger numbers, to be covered in a subsequent video.

Explain the difference between factors and multiples.

What are factors and how do they relate to a number?

What is the lowest common multiple (LCM) and how is it determined?

Describe the process of finding the highest common factor (HCF).

How can prime factorization be used to find HCF and LCM?