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2 12 24 = 2 * 12
2 6 24 = 2 * 2 * 6
2 3 24 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 3
2 25 50 = 2 * 25
5 5 50 = 2 * 5 * 5
50 = 2 * 52
Ex: Find the LCM(24, 50)
• Find the prime factorization of each number:
24 = 23 * 3 and 50 = 2 * 52
• Arrange the factorizations in a table
primes
# 2 3 5
24 23 31 50
50 21 30 52
LCM 8 3 25
• Circle the Largest product in each column
• The LCM(24, 50) is the product of the circled
numbers: 8 * 3 * 25 = 600
Note:
• The exponent represents the number of
times that factor appears in the prime
factorization
• In the prime factorization of the LCM of
two numbers we can find the prime
factorization of each of the numbers:
24 = 2*2*2*3 and 50 = 2*5*5
LCM(24, 50) = 600 = 2*2*2*3*5*5
= (2*2*2*3)*5*5
= (2*5*5)*2*2*3
600 is a multiple of both 24 and 50!
Ex: Find the LCM(44, 60)
Prime Factorizations
44 60
2 22 2 30
2 11 2 15
3 5
44 = 2 * 2 * 11
60 = 2 * 2 * 3 * 5
Ex: Find the LCM(44, 60)
• M: Find the prime factorization of each number:
44 = 2*2*11 and 60 = 2*2*3*5
24 40
2 12 2 20
2 6 2 10
2 3 2 5
24 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 3
40 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 5
Ex: Find the GCF(24, 40)
• Find the prime factorization of each number:
24 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 3 and 40 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 5
• Arrange the factorizations in a table
primes
# 2 3 5
24 23 31 50
40 23 30 51
GCF 8 1 1
• Circle the Smallest product in each column
• The GCF(24, 40) is the product of the circled
numbers: 8 * 1 * 1 = 8
Note:
• The exponent represents the number of
times that factor appears in the prime
factorization
• In the prime factorization of the numbers,
we can find the prime factorization of the
GCF:
GCF(24, 40) = 8 = 2*2*2
24 = 2*2*2*3 = (2*2*2)*3
40 = 2*2*2*5 = (2*2*2)*5
8 is a factor of both 24 and 40!
Ex: Find the GCF(32, 51)
Prime Factorization:
32 51
2 16 3 17
2 8
2 4 51 = 3 * 17
2 2
32 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2
Ex: Find the GCF(32, 51)
• M: Find the prime factorization of each number:
32 = 2*2*2*2*2 and 51 = 3*17
51 = 2 * 2 *3 * 7
Ex: Find the GCF(102, 84)
• M: Find the prime factorization of each number:
102 = 2 * 3 * 17 and 84 = 2 * 2 * 3 * 7