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Multiples and Factors

The document discusses multiples and factors. It defines a multiple as the product of a number multiplied by the counting numbers. It provides examples of listing the multiples of 4 and 13. A factor is defined as an exact divisor of a number. The document explains how to find all the factors of a given number by trying all possible combinations of multiplication until a repeated pair is reached, indicating all factors have been identified. It provides examples of finding all the factors of 16, 18, and 7.

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Multiples and Factors

The document discusses multiples and factors. It defines a multiple as the product of a number multiplied by the counting numbers. It provides examples of listing the multiples of 4 and 13. A factor is defined as an exact divisor of a number. The document explains how to find all the factors of a given number by trying all possible combinations of multiplication until a repeated pair is reached, indicating all factors have been identified. It provides examples of finding all the factors of 16, 18, and 7.

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Multiples and Factors

Lesson 4.1

Multiples
A multiple is formed by multiplying a given number by the counting numbers. The counting numbers are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc.

Example: List the multiples of 4:


4x1=4 4x2=8 4 x 3 = 12 4 x 4 = 16 4 x 5 = 20 4 x 6 = 24
Counting Numbers

So, the multiples of 4 are 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, etc.

What are the first five multiples of 13?


13 x 1 =13 13 x 2 = 26 13 x 3 = 39 13 x 4 = 52 13 x 5 = 65

13, 26, 39, 52, 65

Find the Missing Multiples


24 30 6, 12, 18, ____, ____ 15 18 ___, 6, 9, 12, ____, ____, 21 3 72 ___, 24, 36, 48, 60, ____ 12

Factor Definition
Factor of a number is exact divisor of the number.

Factors
Factors are the numbers you multiply together to get a product. For example, the product 24 has several factors. 24 = 1 x 24 24 = 2 x 12 24 = 3 x 8 24 = 4 x 6 SO, the factors are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24

Finding Factors
Start with 1 x the number. Try 2, 3, 4, etc. When you repeat your factors, cross out the repeat - youre done at this point. If you get doubles (such as 4 x 4), then youre done. Repeats or doubles let you know youre done.

What are the factors of 16?


1 2 3 4 x x x x 16 8 ?? 4

3 is not a factor, so cross it out

doubles = done

The factors of 16 are 1,2,4,8,16

What are the factors of 18?


1 2 3 4 5 6 x x x x x x 18 9 6 ?? ?? 3 The factors are 1,2,3,6,9,18

Repeat! Cross it out! Were done!

What are the factors of 7?


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x x x x x x x 7 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? 1 The only factors of 7 are 1,7

This works, but it is a repeat. We are done.

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