Solve Word Problems with GCF and LCM

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What does GCF stand for?

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Greatest Common Factor, the largest number that divides two or more numbers without leaving a remainder.

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What does LCM stand for?

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Least Common Multiple, the smallest number that is a multiple of two or more numbers.

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How do you find the GCF of two numbers?

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List the factors of each number and identify the largest factor they have in common.

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How do you find the LCM of two numbers?

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List the multiples of each number and identify the smallest multiple they have in common.

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What is the GCF of 12 and 16?

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The GCF is 4.

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What is the LCM of 3 and 5?

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The LCM is 15.

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If you have 24 and 36, what is their GCF?

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The GCF is 12.

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If you have 8 and 12, what is their LCM?

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The LCM is 24.

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What is a word problem involving GCF?

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Finding the largest number of groups that can be made from a set of items.

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What is a word problem involving LCM?

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Finding the time when two events will occur at the same time again.