Factors & Multiples: Mrs. Walker 4 Grade Math
Factors & Multiples: Mrs. Walker 4 Grade Math
MULTIPLES
Mrs. Walker
4th grade math
FACTOR
Factors are
numbers that are
multiplied
8 X 8 = 64
What does
“Find the
factors”
mean?
27: 1, 3, 9, 27
1 X 27
3X9
HINT:
Always write factors from least to greatest.
PRACTICE
Find the factors:
1. 18
2. 24
3. 21
4. 52
COMMON FACTORS
What does COMMON mean?
What does FACTORS mean?
So…..
COMMON FACTORS are:
Factors that two or more
numbers have in common
WHAT ARE THE COMMON
FACTORS OF 16 AND 24?
16 24
1 X 16 1 X 24
2X8 2 X 12
4X4 3X8
Hint: Once you repeat a 4X6
number you’re done!!
7: 7 14 21 28,35,42…
, , ,
You use the
INVERSE OPERATION
of multiplication to see if a
specific number is a multiple of
the given number.
Example:
Is 108 a multiple of 6?
PRACTICE
1. Find the first 10 multiples of 3
2. Find the first 6 multiples of 8
3. Is 40 a multiple of 8? Why?
4. Is 63 a multiple of 5? Why?
COMMON MULTIPLE
A multiple that 2 or more
numbers have in common.
Example: Find the first 3 common
multiples of 3 and 6.
3: 3 6 9,12 15,18…
6: 6, 12,, 18
, 24,30, 36…
, 18 ,
CM: 6, 12,
IS 36 A COMMON MULTIPLE
OF 6 AND 9?
What strategy would you use?
That’s Right! Division
36 ÷ 6= ?
36 ÷ 9=?
6: 6 12,1824,30,36…
8: 8, 16,,24,32,40, 48…
LCM: 24 ,
WHITE BOARD PRACTICE
List the first 5 multiples of each number.
1. 2
2. 4
3. Name the LCM of the following numbers:
20 and 5