Factors and Multiples

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What are factors?

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Factors are numbers that can be multiplied together to get another number. For example, the factors of 20 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, and 20.

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What are multiples?

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Multiples are the result of multiplying a number by an integer. For example, the first five multiples of 3 are 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15.

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List the factors of 24.

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The factors of 24 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24.

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What is a factor pair?

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A factor pair consists of two numbers that multiply together to give a product. For example, (2, 12) is a factor pair of 24.

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What are the first 5 multiples of 5?

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The first 5 multiples of 5 are 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25.

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What is the next multiple of 10 after 30?

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The next multiple of 10 after 30 is 40.

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How do you find the factors of a number?

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To find the factors of a number, list all the integers that can divide that number without leaving a remainder.

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What is the greatest common factor (GCF)?

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The GCF is the largest number that is a factor of two or more numbers. For example, the GCF of 12 and 16 is 4.

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What is the least common multiple (LCM)?

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The LCM is the smallest number that is a multiple of two or more numbers. For example, the LCM of 4 and 5 is 20.

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If 3 is a factor of a number, what does that mean?

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It means that the number can be divided by 3 without leaving a remainder.