Unit 1 Extra Credit

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What is the Least Common Multiple (LCM)?

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The LCM of two or more numbers is the smallest multiple that is evenly divisible by all the numbers.

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How do you find the LCM using factor trees?

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1. Factor each number into its prime factors. 2. For each unique prime factor, take the highest power that appears in any of the factorizations. 3. Multiply these together to get the LCM.

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What is a natural number?

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Natural numbers are the set of positive integers starting from 1 (1, 2, 3, ...).

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What is a whole number?

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Whole numbers are the set of natural numbers including zero (0, 1, 2, 3, ...).

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What is an integer?

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Integers are whole numbers that can be positive, negative, or zero (..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...).

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What is a rational number?

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A rational number is any number that can be expressed as a fraction a/b, where a and b are integers and b is not zero.

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

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How do you order numbers from least to greatest?

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Compare the numbers and arrange them starting from the smallest value to the largest.

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CCSS.2.NBT.A.4

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What is the greatest common divisor (GCD)?

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The GCD of two or more numbers is the largest number that divides all of them without leaving a remainder.

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How do you find the GCD using prime factorization?

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1. Factor each number into its prime factors. 2. Identify the common prime factors. 3. Multiply these together to get the GCD.

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What is the relationship between LCM and GCD?

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The product of the LCM and GCD of two numbers is equal to the product of the numbers themselves.