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Using Prime Factors To Find LCM GCF

Using Prime Factorization to Find GCF & LCM Prime factorization is the process of breaking down composite numbers into their prime factors. This document demonstrates how to use prime factorization to find the greatest common factor (GCF) and least common multiple (LCM) of two or more numbers. It provides examples of writing numbers in their prime factorized form in a Venn diagram and then finding the GCF by multiplying the common factors and the LCM by multiplying all the factors.

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Using Prime Factors To Find LCM GCF

Using Prime Factorization to Find GCF & LCM Prime factorization is the process of breaking down composite numbers into their prime factors. This document demonstrates how to use prime factorization to find the greatest common factor (GCF) and least common multiple (LCM) of two or more numbers. It provides examples of writing numbers in their prime factorized form in a Venn diagram and then finding the GCF by multiplying the common factors and the LCM by multiplying all the factors.

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Using Prime Factorization to Find GCF & LCM

PrimeFactorizationthefactorizationofa
compositenumberinto____________factors

Youcanusea_________________to
findtheprimefactorizationofany
compositenumber.

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Let's Review
Use prime factorization to find the prime factors of
each number. Write your answers in expanded form.

24 60

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Great news!

You can use Prime Factorization to find


LCM and GCF!

VennDiagram

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12 Completetheprime 32
factorizationof12and32
4 8
4 3 12=2x2x3
2 2 2 4
2 2 32=2x2x2x2x2
2 2

2 2
3 2
2
2
TofindLCMmultiplythefactorsinallthreesectionsoftheVennDiagram
3x2x2x2x2x2=96TheLCMof12and32is96

TofindGCFmultiplythefactorsinthecenteroftheVennDiagram
2x2=4TheGCFof12and32is4

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Let's Try Some!
Use prime factorization to find LCM and GCF of 15 and 6

6 15

LCM = _________

GCF = __________

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Use prime factorization to find LCM and GCF of 12 and 30

12 30

GCF = __________

LCM = __________

6
Use prime factorization to find GCF of 48 and 42

48 42

GCF = __________

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Use prime factorization to find LCM 8 and 20

8 20

LCM = __________

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Use prime factorization to find GCF and LCM of 4, 12 and 32

4 12 32

LCM = _________

GCF = __________

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Use prime factorization to find GCF 70, 49, and 105

GCF = __________

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Use prime factorization to find LCM & GCF of 10, 20, and 15

10=2x5
15=3x5
20=2x2x5

LCM = _________

GCF = __________

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Use prime factorization to find LCM & GCF of 48, 12, and 6

48=2x2x2x2x3
12=2x2x3
6=2x3

GCF = __________

LCM = ___________

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Use prime factorization to find LCM & GCF of 4, 9, and 12

4=2x2
12=2x2x3
9=3x3

LCM = _________

GCF = __________

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Use prime factorization to find LCM & GCF of 40, 30, and 120

40=2x2x2x5
30=2x3x5
120=2x2x2x3x5

LCM = _________

GCF = __________

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