Curated OER
Math Mania
Fifth graders review adding, subtracting, multiplication and division of fractions and decimals through a variety of activities and exercises.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Associative Properties
Young scholars investigate the associative property of addition. In this associative property of addition lesson, students work in pairs and build addition problems with six blocks. They sit on either side of a desk so that they can...
University of Nottingham
Mars: Finding Factors and Multiples
This lesson is intended to help you to assess how well students are able to understand the meanings of the terms 'Greatest Common Factor' (GCF) and 'Least Common Multiple' (LCM). PowerPoint slides are provided for this lesson.
George Mason University
Margo Mankus: Investigating Lcm and Gcf Using Rods
This lesson plan is for an activity using rods (Cuisenaire Bars) to help students understand the concept of factors, in particular the LCM and GCF of two numbers.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Lcm & Gcf
Purplemath shows an easy and orderly way to determine the GCF and LCM of any two numbers. Even large numbers won't be a challenge with this method.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Number: Least Common Multiple and Greatest Common Factor
This site provides students practice with the concept of least common multiples and greatest common factors. Students can learn about the topic by completing an interactive tutorial. Students can then take a ten question timed test to...
Elias Saab
Math Drills: Lcm and Gcd Quiz
An interactive quiz which provides students with two numbers and asks them to find either the Least Common Multiple or the Greatest Common Divisor between them. Students input their solution and have the program evaluate it. Hints are...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Chapter Test Fractions and Decimals
Students are assessed on fractions and decimals. Topics include greatest common factor, improper fractions, and fractions as decimals. The self-checking test includes hints and solutions.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Greatest Common Factors, Least Common Multiples
Math Forum response to request for info on how to find greatest common factors, and how this compares to least common multiples. Explanation includes examples of each.
That Quiz
That Quiz: Factores
Interactive practice tests dealing with factors. Students will practice the prime factors, greatest common factor and least common multiple.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Gcf and Lcm Word Problems
When would you come across GCF and LCM? Students apply their knowledge of GCF and LCM to solve word problems.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Gcf and Lcm Word Problems
Sixth graders differentiate between greatest common factor and least common multiple word problems.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Gcf and Lcm Project Gallery Walk
Sixth graders further their understanding of finding the greatest common factor and least common multiples.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Gcf and Lcm Project, Day 1
Sixth graders collaborate on a greatest common factor and least common multiple project.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Gcf and Lcm Quiz
Sixth graders show what they know about greatest common factor and east common multiple.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Gcf and Lcm Project, Day 2
Sixth graders find the greatest common factor and least common multiple of numbers.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Factors and Multiples
Students are introduced to prime numbers, composite numbers, prime factorization, greatest common factor, and least common multiple in this SMART whiteboard activity.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Oliver's Method
Students discover a relationship between the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) and the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of two numbers. Students will find and justify the relationship that the product of two numbers is equal to the product of the...
Cool Math
Coolmath: Gcf's and Lcm's Common Multiples
These prealgebra-arithmetic lessons explain greatest common factors (GCF's) and least common multiples (LCM's) and show how to find them.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Highest Common Factor
Explore the world of Highest Common Factor or Greatest Common Factor (GCF) by going through its various aspects and properties. Find answers to questions like what is the highest common factor for a group of numbers, easy ways to...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Graphing Calculator Practice Problems Number Theory
Practice using your graphing calculator for number theory problems, including prime factorization, greatest common factor, least common multiple, and scientific notation. If you get stumped or if you would like to check your work, then...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Operations: Lcm & Gcf
Students learn about the least common multiple and the greatest common factor. The resource consists of notes, step-by-step examples, and practice problems with solutions.
University of Waterloo (Canada)
University of Waterloo: Cemc: Math Circles: Number Theory Ii [Pdf]
This worksheet provides a series of problem-solving questions that require higher order thinking skills. Questions will include finding the greatest common divisor, and least common multiple.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Multiples, Lcm, and Gcf
What are multiples? How do they compare with factors? Students work to answer these questions and develop an understanding of greatest common factor and least common multiple.