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    This document discusses finding the greatest common factor (GCF) of two or more numbers. It introduces two methods: using book ends to list all factors and circle common ones, or prime factorization to break numbers down into prime factors and find the common prime factors. Examples are provided to demonstrate both methods. Key steps are to find all factors, circle common ones, and identify the largest common factor. Practice problems are included to allow the reader to apply the methods.

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    This document discusses finding the greatest common factor (GCF) of two or more numbers. It introduces two methods: using book ends to list all factors and circle common ones, or prime factorization to break numbers down into prime factors and find the common prime factors. Examples are provided to demonstrate both methods. Key steps are to find all factors, circle common ones, and identify the largest common factor. Practice problems are included to allow the reader to apply the methods.

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    Greatest Common

    Factor (GCF)
    Greatest Common Factor (GCF)

    Vocabulary:
     Greatest Common Factor – the largest factor that
    two or more numbers have in common.
    Greatest Common Factor (GCF)

    When thinking about finding the Greatest


    Common Factor, or the GCF…

    THINK BACKWARDS
    F…Find the Factors
    C…Circle Common Factors
    G…Group Largest Factor
    Greatest Common Factor (GCF)

    But if that’s too hard…

    Simply THINK

    G…Greatest (largest)
    C…Common (shared)
    F…Factor
    Greatest Common Factor (GCF)

    Important to Remember…

    There areTWO methods for finding the


    GCF of two or more numbers…

    Method 1…Use Book Ends


    Method 2…Use Prime Factorization
    Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
    Finding the GCF: Method 1 – Book Ends
    Example 1: Find the GCF of 24 and 36.
    Step 1: Find the factors of each number.
    Step 2: Circle the common factors of the numbers
    Step 3: Group or circle the largest factor they have in common
    Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
    Finding the GCF: Method 1 – Book Ends
    Example 1: Find the GCF of 24 and 36.
    Step 1: Find the factors of each number.
    Step 2: Circle the common factors of the numbers
    Step 3: Group or circle the largest factor they have in common

    24: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
    36: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36

    The GCF of 24 and 36 is 12


    Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
    Finding the GCF: Method 2 – Prime Factorization
    Example 1: Find the GCF of 24 and 36.
    Step 1: Find the prime factorization of each number.
    Step 2: Find the product of the common prime factors
    Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
    Finding the GCF: Method 2 – Prime Factorization
    Example 1: Find the GCF of 24 and 36.
    Step 1: Find the prime factorization of each number.
    Step 2: Find the product of the common prime factors

    24 36 24: 2 · 2 · 2 ·
    2 1 2 1 36
    3 6: 2 · 2 · 3 ·
    22 6 22 6 3
    2 3 3 3 2·2·3=
    12GCF = 12
    2·2·2·3 2·2·3·
    Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
    Finding the GCF: Method 1 – Book Ends
    Example 2: Find the GCF of 12 and 24.
    Step 1: Find the factors of each number.
    Step 2: Circle the common factors of the numbers
    Step 3: Group or circle the largest factor they have in common
    Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
    Finding the GCF: Method 1 – Book Ends
    Example 2: Find the GCF of 12 and 24.
    Step 1: Find the factors of each number.
    Step 2: Circle the common factors of the numbers
    Step 3: Group or circle the largest factor they have in common

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

    The GCF of 12 and 24 is 12


    Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
    Finding the GCF: Method 2 – Prime Factorization
    Example 2: Find the GCF of 12 and 24.
    Step 1: Find the prime factorization of each number.
    Step 2: Find the product of the common prime factors
    Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
    Finding the GCF: Method 2 – Prime Factorization
    Example 2: Find the GCF of 12 and 24.
    Step 1: Find the prime factorization of each number.
    Step 2: Find the product of the common prime factors

    12 24 12: 2 · 2 · 3
    2 6 2 1 24: 2 · 2 · 2 ·
    2 3 22 6 3
    2 3 2·2·3=
    12GCF = 12
    2·2·3 2·2·3·
    Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
    Finding the GCF: Method 1 – Book Ends
    Example 3: Find the GCF of 16 and 20.
    Step 1: Find the factors of each number.
    Step 2: Circle the common factors of the numbers
    Step 3: Group or circle the largest factor they have in common
    Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
    Finding the GCF: Method 1 – Book Ends
    Example 3: Find the GCF of 16 and 20.
    Step 1: Find the factors of each number.
    Step 2: Circle the common factors of the numbers
    Step 3: Group or circle the largest factor they have in common

    16: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16
    20: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20

    The GCF of 16 and 20 is 4


    Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
    Finding the GCF: Method 2 – Prime Factorization
    Example 3: Find the GCF of 16 and 20.
    Step 1: Find the prime factorization of each number.
    Step 2: Find the product of the common prime factors
    Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
    Finding the GCF: Method 2 – Prime Factorization
    Example 3: Find the GCF of 16 and 20.
    Step 1: Find the prime factorization of each number.
    Step 2: Find the product of the common prime factors

    16 20 16: 2 · 2 · 2 ·
    2 8 2 1 20
    2 :2·2·5
    2 4 20 5
    2 2 2·2=4
    GCF = 4
    2·2·2· 2·2·5
    Greatest Common Factor (GCF)

    Important to Remember…

    There areTWO methods for finding the


    GCF of two or more numbers…

    Method 1…Use Book Ends


    Method 2…Use Prime Factorization
    Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
    Guided Practice Problems
    Directions: Find the GCF of each set of numbers.

    1. 9, 12, 30
    2. 42, 60
    3. 48, 64
    4. 40a2b, 48ab4
    Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
    Guided Practice Problems
    Directions: Find the GCF of each set of numbers.

    1. 9, 12, 30 => 3
    2. 42, 60 => 6
    3. 48, 64 => 16
    4. 40a2b, 48ab4 => 8ab

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