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Factors and Fractions

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Find the greatest common factor of numbers. Learners review prime and composite numbers and how to find the prime factorization of a number. They also review the greatest common factor, least common multiple, and learn new ways to find the GCF and LCM.

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greatest common factor, least common multiple

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5th - 6th
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Math
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