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Perhaps the C in both means confusion! To eliminate the confusion let's look at some of the reasons for this confusion. Both LCM and GCF have a lot in common. When there are many similarities, it is difficult to see the differences. Both the LCM and GCF are used when studying fractions, a scary topic in and of itself, and both have the word "common" in them when the acronym is read as words. The most confusing part, however, is when looking for the factors, which is a smaller number, we say the word, "greatest" first! When looking for the multiples, which will be a larger number, we say the word, "least" first! I teach my students to say, "Factor, Greatest common factor!" as well as, "Multiple, Least common multiple!" I hope this helped someone! email me: pshaffer@bethsd.org Mrs. Pam Shaffer "Hop2Math"
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What is the GCF and LCM of 20 and 36?
The GCF is 4.
What is the LCM and GCF of 32 56 and 72?
The LCM is 11592. The GCF is 2.
What is the LCM and GCF of 4 and 6?
The GCF refers to whole numbers, not decimals.
What is the GCF of 252 and 60 and LCM?
The LCM is 1260. The GCF is 12.
What is the GCF and LCM of 13 and 79?
The LCM is their product. The GCF is 1.
What is the LCM and GCF of 60 and 72?
The GCF is 12. The LCM is 360.
What is the GCF and LCM of 20 and 36?
The GCF is 4.
What is the GCF and LCM of 68?
The GCF is 68, the LCM is 68
What is the LCM and GCF for 6 and 14?
GCF is 2.LCM is 42.The GCF is 2.
What is the LCM and GCF of 32 56 and 72?
The LCM is 11592. The GCF is 2.
What is the LCM and GCF of 4 and 6?
The GCF refers to whole numbers, not decimals.
What is the GCF and LCM of 24 and 42?
The GCF and LCM of 24 and 42 are 6 and 168 respectively.
Gcf and LCM of 32 80 and 128?
The GCF is: 16The LCM is: 640The LCM is: 640
What is the GCF and LCM of 72 and 168?
Greatest Common Factor (GCF) for 72 168 is 24.Least Common Multiple (LCM) for 72 168 is 504.
What is the GCF and LCM of 45 and 150?
The GCF is 15. The LCM is 450.
What is the GCF and the LCM of 18xy and 24xy2?
The GCF is 6xy. The LCM is 72xy2
What is the LCM and GCF of 9 and 33?
The GCF is 3. The LCM is 99.
