The Number System: Fractions and Decimals · The Number System

Factors and Multiples

Finding the greatest common factor and least common multiple to solve problems.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do prime factors act as the building blocks of all numbers?
  2. 2When would a baker use common multiples instead of common factors?
  3. 3Why is the greatest common factor useful for simplifying complex systems?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.B.4
Grade: 6th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: The Number System: Fractions and Decimals
Period: The Number System

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