GCF and Prime Factorization Concepts
GCF and Prime Factorization Concepts
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1. 17qw
965 2. 29qw
4,380 3. 62qw
1,178
Division Bugs
Scientists have discovered a new insect! Use the features of the
new insect that are listed below to solve the problem. Write a
division number sentence for each.
3. In a group of insects, there are 4. Name the new insect and give it another
264 wings. How many insects are there? feature (such as number of antennae).
Write a division sentence using the
insect’s new feature.
Prime Factorization
A number written as the product of prime numbers is called the prime
factorization of that number. To break a number down into its prime
factors, divide it by prime numbers. The first eight prime numbers are
listed below.
You can use a factor tree to find the prime You can use a ladder diagram to find the
factorization of a number. prime factorization of a number.
1. 21 2. 130 3. 84
40 40
8 5 4 10
4 2 2 2 2 5
2 2
1. 90 2. 16
1. 4, 10 2. 6, 8
List the first ten multiples for each List the first ten multiples for each
number. number.
Multiples of 4: 4, 8, , 16, , 24, Multiples of 6:
, , 36,
Multiples of 10: 10, , 30, , 50, Multiples of 8:
, 70, , , 100
List the numbers that appear in both lists. List the numbers that appear in both lists.
Common multiples: and Common multiples:
3. 5, 20 4. 6, 15 5. 12, 30
6. 7, 14 7. 10, 15 8. 6, 18
Example:
LCM: 12 Numbers: 3 and 4
LCM Numbers
3
1. 12
4
2. 18 6
9
3. 42
14
60 15
4.
16
5. 72
18
20
6. 160
21
7. 176
22
24
32
40
Find the common factors of 9 and 27. Then find the GCF.
Step 1 Step 2
List the factors of each number. Identify the common factors.
Factors of 9: 1, 3, 9 Common factors of 9 and 27:
Factors of 27: 1, 3, 9, 27 1, 3, 9
You can use the GCF and the Distributive Property to express the sum
of two numbers as a product.
Write 9 1 27 as a product.
Step 1 Step 2
Write each number as the product of Write an expression multiplying the GCF
the GCF and another factor. and the sum of the two factors from Step 1.
95931 27 5 9 3 3 9 3 (1 1 3)
So, 9 1 27 5 9 3 (1 1 3).
Use the GCF and the Distributive Property to express the sum as a product.
5. 18 1 24 6. 15 1 75 7. 36 1 54 8. 16 1 20
1.
98
66
76 64
2.
84
2
108 60
3.
330
30
462 66
4.
570
12
390 1,380
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Shelving Fun
The Mega-Super-Mart gets shipments of all kinds of products every day.
Unpack the shipping boxes and put the products in the bins. Make sure
to only put one kind of product in each bin and put the same number of
items in each bin. The bins should also hold the greatest number of items
possible.
1.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
12 dress-up
9 baby dolls
dolls
(B)
(D)
2.
CONTENTS CONTENTS
18 juice 24 water
glasses glasses
(J) (W)
3.
CONTENTS CONTENTS
15 miniature 20 miniature
toy cars toy trucks
(C) (T)
4.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
40 coloring
24 storybooks
books
(S)
(C)
85
Now line up the decimal points. Then add.
Write zeros as
placeholders. Regroup. 1
84.9 84.900 84.900
1
__ 0.463 1
__0.463 1
__0.463
85.363
The answer is close to the estimate. So, the answer is reasonable.
Digit Logic
Each symbol stands for a different digit from 0–9. The dark dots
represent decimal points. Use the addition and subtraction
problems to discover which digit is represented by each symbol.
5 53 5 55 50
54 5 5 5 5
1 2
Multiply Decimals
When multiplying decimals, you can estimate to help you place
the decimal point in the product.
Step 1 Estimate. Round each factor to the nearest ten or the 32.05 30
nearest whole number. 3
_ 7.4 3 7
_
$32.05 is about $30, and 7.4 is close to 7. 210
1. 1.6 2. 4.6
3 0.9
_____ 3 3.2
_____
14.4 Estimate: __ 147.2 Estimate: __
3. 2.7 4. 9.6
3 18.1
______ 314.7
________
4.887 Estimate: __ 1,411.2 Estimate: __
5. 0.9 6. 0.75
3 57.9
_______ 3 4.22
______
5.211 Estimate: __ 316.5 Estimate: __
7. 34.5 8. 28.8
3 12.2
______ 3 15.5
______
42.09 Estimate: __ 4.464 Estimate: __
Estimate 12qw
60.84 . Then find the quotient.
6. 6qw
3.78 7. 92.8 4 16 8. 5qw
1.725 9. 11qw
135.3 10. 9qw
7.29
Decimal Match-Up
Draw lines to match each expression in the left column to
a value in the right column.
1. 169.12 4 14 39.7
2. 186.24 4 12 16.08
3. 158.8 4 4 147.156
4. 122.23 4 17 12.08
5. 385.92 4 24 24.03
9. 122.14 4 31 7.19
6.0 100
3. 1.08 4 1.8 5 0.6 4. 2.3 4 0.23 5 10
0.06 0.1
9 100.2
5. 0.009 4 0.1 5 0.9 6. 2.004 4 0.02 5 10.2
0.09 1.2
51,000 4,008
7. 30.6 4 0.006 5 5,100 8. 2.004 4 0.0005 5 408
510 48
251.3 2
9. 50.26 4 2 5 25.13 10. 0.00006 4 0.3 5 0.002
2.513 0.0002
16,007 20
11. 64.028 4 0.4 5 1,600.7 12. 4.1 4 2.05 5 2
160.07 0.2
161,000 500,000
13. 480.3 4 0.03 5 160,100 14. 5 4 0.0001 5 50,000
16,010 5,000
15. How many places should you move the decimal point
in the dividend if the divisor is 0.000000009?
16. Stretch Your Thinking If the dividend is a whole number and the divisor is 3.68,
how do you move the decimal point for the dividend?