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Multiples
For example: Multiples of two 2, 4, 6, 8, 10.
The numbers after the "2" branch off of the "2." Factors are above the number.
Factors
In factoring, you are finding numbers that fit into the number you are trying to factor.
For example: 20
1x20=20
2x10=20
4x5=20
So the factors of 20 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, and 20.
but the Multiples of 20 are 20, 40, 60, 80.
Factors are under the number while Multiples are over the number.
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Explain the difference between factors and multiples?
Factors are just a line of numbers while multiples are a line of times
What do factors and multiples have in common?
Factors create multiples, multiples break down into factors.
What is the difference between a common multiple and a common factor?
Factors go into numbers, numbers go into multiples.
What is the relationship between factors multiples and divisibility?
Factors go into numbers, numbers go into multiples. Divisibility shows what factors come out of what multiples.
Are all the factors of 72 are multiples of the prime factors of 72?
Apart from 1, all of the other factors of 72 are multiples of prime factors.
