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eBook
Mathigon

Mathigon: Math Foundations: Divisibility and Prime: Greatest Common Factors

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson focuses on the greatest common factors it poses real situations and asks students answer them and then it provides more information and more exercises.
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Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Greatest Common Factor Gcf Calculator

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Calculate GCF, GCD, and HCF of a set of two or more numbers and see the work using factorization. An interactive calculator, explanations, and examples are included.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Greatest Common Factors, Least Common Multiples

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Gcf & Lcm Word Problems

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Solve word problems where you either need to find the GCF or LCM. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Greatest Common Factor

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this video, learn how to find the greatest common factor of two numbers. Then, see how this can be used to solve problems with large numbers. In the accompanying classroom activity, students learn to find prime factors using factor...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Greatest Common Factor

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders will learn how to find the Greatest Common Factor of two or more numbers by using math manipulatives.
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Activity
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Greatest Common Divisors

For Students 9th - 10th
An advanced investigation of Greatest Common Factors (Divisors) and a look at related algorithms and properties) comutative, associative, and more). Contains links to relevant topics.
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University of Vienna (Austria)

University of Vienna: Pulling Common Factors Out

For Students 9th - 10th
Multiple choice assessment which tests knowledge of "simple" factoring (greatest common factor only), given varying degrees of polynomials.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Greatest Common Factor

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Find the greatest common factor of 2 or 3 integers. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Activity
Wyzant

Wyzant: Factoring a Gcf From an Expression

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The tutorial explains how to factor a greatest common factor from an expression. The resource includes a lesson with examples, practice problems, and an expression-factoring calculator.
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Activity
Wyzant

Wyzant: Finding a Gcf

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson from WyzAnt, students learn how to find the greatest common factor (GCF) for numbers and expressions. There are practice problems and a GCF calculator for assistance.
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Activity
Wyzant

Wyzant: Factoring a Gcf From an Expression

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial demonstrates how to factor the GCF out of a polynomial expression. An online worksheet is provided for extra practice.
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Handout
Quia

Ixl Learning: Greatest Common Factor

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Brush up on your math skills relating to the greatest common factor then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
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Unit Plan
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Basic Operations: Lcm & Gcf

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Graphic
Free Math Help

Free Math Help: Greatest Common Factor

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The lesson investigates the greatest common factor. Explanations and sample exercises are provided.
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Activity
Wyzant

Wyzant: Factoring a Gcf From an Expression

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students review factoring a greatest common factor from an expression. The handout consists of an example and answer sheet.
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Activity
Other

Greatest Common Factor/definition and Example

For Students 9th - 10th
A walkthrough example of the discovery of the GCF of three numbers. Contains a definition as well.
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University of Waterloo (Canada)

University of Waterloo: Cemc: Math Circles: Number Theory Ii [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Chapter Test Fractions and Decimals

For Students 5th - 6th
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.
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Activity
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Practice Finding Greatest Common Factor

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson contains a learning exercise in which the user has to find the greatest common factor and type it in. The exercise keeps track of how many right and wrong answers given and gives you a grade.
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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.
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Activity
Amby Duncan-Carr

Amby Duncan Carr: Amby's Math Resources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Amby's Math Resources site is a tutorial that explains finding the greatest common factor. It also has examples that are done for you step by step, as well as examples for you to try (and check) on your own.
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Activity
Cool Math

Coolmath: Gcf's and Lcm's Common Factors

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
These prealgebra-arithmetic lesson explains greatest common factors (GCF's)and shows how to find them.
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Math Slice

Math Slice: Greatest Common Divisor (Factor): Math Worksheets

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This tool allows you to create worksheets where students must find the greatest common factor in a set of two to four whole numbers.