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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Least Common Multiple and Greatest Common Factor

For Students 6th Standards
Find the common denominator between prime factors, factor trees, and the distributive property. Scholars learn to find the least common multiple and greatest common factor of pairs of numbers. They rotate through stations to connect...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Greatest Common Factor Using Factor Trees

For Students 6th Standards
Beginning with a description that sets the stage, learners are asked to break down the numbers 42 and 63 to find the greatest common denominator using factor trees. As they work through the factoring process, young mathematicians are...
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Assessment
Mathed Up!

HCF, LCM, and Product of Primes

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Give the class a prime example of using prime numbers. After reviewing prime factorization of numbers with the video, pupils use their knowledge to determine greatest common factors and least common multiples in the worksheet. The...
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Interactive
Scholastic

Study Jams! Greatest Common Factor

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
When one method isn't enough to teach GCF, try two! This interactive webpage introduces factors and the prime factor tree to find the greatest common factor of two numbers. After the lesson, have learners click to try the two examples...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Prime Factorization: Finding Factors in the Fifth Grade

For Teachers 5th
The lesson starts out with a brain drain, which is a great way to get students to activate prior knowledge and build lasting connections. They tell everything they know about prime factorization, use their knowledge to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Using a Factor Tree to Find the GCF

For Students 4th - 6th
Learners use the example of a factor tree to find the greatest common factor of three numbers in four problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Prime Factorization, Equivalent Fractions and GCF review

For Students 7th - 9th
In this sample test worksheet, students solve twenty-five problems covering prime factorization, equivalent fractions, greatest common factor, and plotting on a number line.  Solutions are provided.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Greatest Common Factor: Reteach

For Students 5th - 6th
In this greatest common factor worksheet, students review the different ways to find the greatest common factor for numbers including listing all the factors and finding prime factorization with factor trees. Students then list the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Greatest Common Factor

For Students 4th - 5th
In this GCF learning exercise, students fill in missing numbers in factor trees and write the prime factorization to find the greatest common factor. Worksheet includes links to answers and additional worksheets.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Greatest Common Factor #2

For Students 4th - 5th
In this GCF instructional activity, learners fill in missing number in factor trees, then determine whether numbers are prime or composite. Worksheet includes links to answers and additional worksheets.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Primes and Prime Factors

For Students 8th
In this primes and prime factors worksheet, 8th graders solve 21 different problems to include identifying each number as prime, composite, or neither prime nor composite and listing all the primes less than 200. Then they complete each...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Greatest Common Factor: Using the Factor Tree

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars find the greatest common factor of two numbers. In this algebra lesson, students use prime factorization to find their factor to simplify equations. they create a factor tree to find the factors of composite numbers.
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Lesson Plan
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Willow Tree

Factoring Polynomials

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Young mathematicians discover trees organize more than just families — they help factor, too. The lesson begins with factor trees and develops slowly to factoring by grouping and special patterns. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Factor Trees and GCF

For Students 6th - 8th
In this prime factorization and greatest common factor instructional activity, students use factor trees to find the prime factorization of 8 numbers. They find the GCF of six pairs of numbers.
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Worksheet
Helping with Math

Prime Factorization with Factor Trees (2 of 2)

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
The publisher has tagged this resource as designed to meet CCSS.Math,Content.6.NS.4, but it really is only the first step in the process of determining least common multiples and greatest common factors. Six numbers are given for...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Chapter 2 Review: Prime Factorization

For Students 6th - 8th
In this prime factorization worksheet, learners find the prime factorization of numbers by using a factor tree. They compare fractions and identify equivalent fractions, and find the greatest common factor, order numbers, and convert...
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PPT
Curated OER

Factoring

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Show how to factor four different numbers using a factor tree. This short slide show defines factoring and then shows how each number 28, 32, 33, and 30 can all be factored. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

GCF by a factor tree

For Students 5th - 9th
In this greatest common factor instructional activity, students find the greatest common factor of 2 two digit numbers in each problem using factor trees. Students complete 4 problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Are You - Prime or Composite

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore the concept of prime factorization. In this prime factorization lesson, students participate in an activity where they find the prime factorization and greatest common factor of a number derived from their name. Students...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Prime Factorization with Factor Trees (1 of 2)

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Six numbers (12, 32, 50,48,36, and 75) are given to learners to craft factor trees with. The first one is completed as an example in this first of two similar online worksheets. Note that where factorization is an foundational step in...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Factoring Puzzle

For Students 7th - 9th
In this factoring puzzle, students factor given equations with one and two variables, exponents, and parenthesis.  This one-page worksheet contains 19 matching problems. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transition to algebra

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students recognize the difference between a prime and a composite number.  In this prime and composite number lesson plan, students  use a factor tree model to show prime factorization. Students participate in a bingo activity. Students...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introductory Algebra Chapter R Review

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students solve the problems and simplify the fractions. Each of the sets is related to the instructional objectives.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Finding the Greatest Common Factor of Two Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
Math Forum response to question about finding the greatest common factor by using the factoring tree method.