3. Factors and Multiples
they are related to each other
a factor is a divisor of the given number
to find the factor we can use the
multiplication as well as the division
method
Example:
6 × 2 = 12
6 and 2 are the factors of
12
4. Factors
6 × 2 = 12
6 and 2 are the factors of 12
• What are the other the other factors of
12?
12= 1 x 12
12= 3 x 4
Factors of 12: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
5. Give it a try!
Find the factors of each number below.
1. 24
2. 28
3. 16
4. 72
5. 60
6. Multiples
the numbers that we get after multiplying the
number by a whole number
Example:
24 and 36 are a few multiples of 12
Multiples of 12 Explanation
12 12 X 1
24 12 X 2 or 12 + 12
36 12 X 3 0r 12 + 12 + 12
7. Give it a try!
Find the multiples of each number below.
1. 9
2. 21
3. 15
4. 36
5. 40
9. Common Factor
• Finding the common factors between numbers:
Write the given numbers.
Write all the possible factors of the given numbers
Find the factors which are the same in both the
numbers.
Encircle the common factors
12 and 18
12 =
18 = 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18
1, 2, 3, 6, 12
10. Give it a try!
Find the common factors of each number
below.
1. 14, 24
2. 10, 16, 28,
3. 30, 41
4. 8, 15, 32
5. 35, 42
11. Common Multiple
• Finding the common multiples between
numbers:
Write the given numbers
List down their multiples
2 and 4
2 =
4 = 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, etc.
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, etc.
CM = 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, etc.
12. Give it a try!
Find the common multiples (first three) of
each set of numbers below.
1. 3,5
2. 5, 8
3. 5, 6
4. 8, 9
5. 7, 8