FINDING

THE COMMON FACTORS

AND GCF OF 2-4
NUMBERS USING
CONTINUOUS DIVISION
Follow the PMDAS rule to find the answer.

1. 3 + 5 - 6 + 8 =
2. 12 - 4 X 2 + 3 =
3. 48 ÷ 8 + 2 - 5 =
4. 8 X 9 + 48 ÷ 6 =
5. 63 ÷ 7 + 16 - 12 =
 Four different colors of marbles are to be put into boxes. A box
should contain all four colors of marbles of different amount. There
are 18 red marbles , 36 blue marbles , 48 yellow marbles and 54
green marbles. All the boxes should contain equal amount of the 4
different colors of marbles. How many marbles will be in each box?
How many red marbles? Blue marbles? Yellow Marbles? Green
Marbles?
Can you think of a way of getting the answer to this problem?
 Step 1 – Write the number horizontally
18 36 48 54

Step 2 – Find a prime number that can divide 18 36 48 54

3 18 36 48 54

Step 3 – Divide the numbers by the prime numbers and write the quotient below
3 18 36 48 54
6 12 16 18

Step 4 – Continue the process until no other prime number is common.

3 18 36 48 54
2 6 12 16 18
3 6 8 9

Step 5 – Multiply the common divisors

3 x 2 = 6
 Dennis has 30 badminton
shuttlecocks and 24 racquets.
He wants to sell common-sized
packages containing both
shuttlecocks and racquets.
What is the greatest number of
packages he can sell with no
left-over shuttlecocks or
racquets?
Answer the problem using:
Group 1 – Continuous Division
Group 2 – Factor Tree
Group 3 - Prime Factorization
Group 4 – Listing Method
Write the GCF of the following sets of numbers.

GCF
1. 8 AND 20 = ________
2. 18 AND 45 = ________
3. 20 AND 80 = ________
4. 12, 16, 18 AND 24 = ________
5. 15, 21, 27 AND 36 = ________
Find the GCF using continuous division.
1. 9 , 15 , 39
2. 14 , 21 , 63
3. 12 , 18 , 24
4. 15 , 20 , 35
5. 18 , 27 , 54
Read and analyze each problem.
1. If the GCF of two numbers is 36, what are the two numbers ?
2. The letter N represents a number between 20 and 40. The GCF of
N and 18 is 9. Find N.
3. The GCF of two different numbers is 24. They are both two-digit
numbers. What are the numbers?
4. If the GCF of two numbers is 45, what is the smallest that any of
the two numbers could be?
5. What is the GCF of 14 and 21?
Tell whether the number in the ( ) is the GCF
of the given set of numbers.
Write YES or NO on the blank .

1. 36 , 24 ( 18 ) ________
2. 30 , 45 ( 15 ) ________
3. 12 , 16 , 24 ( 4 ) ________
4. 18 , 36 , 54 ( 12 ) ________
5. 10 , 35, 60 ( 5 ) ________
Give the GCF of each set of numbers.
Write the answer on the blank.
_______1. 14 , 35 , 42
_______2. 21 , 42 , 56
_______3. 15 , 45 , 75
_______4. 20 , 60 , 80
_______5. 30 , 40 , 90