HCF & LCM
HCF & LCM
Numbers
Relationship between the highest common
factor (HCF) and the lowest common
multiple (LCM):
axb
LCM(a,b)=
HCF( a,b )
Highest Common Factors
& Lowest common
Multiples
Multiples
What is a multiple?
A number that may be divided by another number with no
remainder: 4, 6, and 12 are multiples of 2.
7 14 21
20 and 30 14 and 12
HCF = 10 HCF = 2
1) Write each number in prime factorization form and identify the common prime factors.
(b) 7
(c) 8
1.Find
(i)GCF ( 239, 51 )
(ii)GCF ( 1403, 549 )
(iii)GCF ( 2160, 999 )
GOLDBACHS
CONJECTURE
5+5
12 = 5 + 7
14 = 3 + 11 and
7+7
Extreme Example
389965026819938 = 5569 (prime)
+
389965026814369 (also prime)