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1 Factors, multiples and primes
OVERLAPPING MULTIPLES
For each task, use the hundred grids provided for your investigation.
TASK 1 Nothing in common
Select a pair of numbers that have no factors in common except one, for example, 5 and 12, or 3 and 10.
Investigate the LCM of the pair by colouring their multiples on one of the hundred grids. Write down
what you find and then repeat the investigation with a different pair.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
Number pair: ____ and ____ Number pair: ____ and ____
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TASK 2 One a factor of the other
Repeat the steps in task 1 but this time select pairs of numbers where one is a factor of the other, for
example, 5 and 15, or 2 and 8.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Number pair: ____ and ____
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 _____________________________________________
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 _____________________________________________
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
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61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
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71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 _____________________________________________
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
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TASK 2 (continued)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Number pair: ____ and ____
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 _____________________________________________
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 _____________________________________________
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
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61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
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71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 _____________________________________________
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
TASK 3 A smaller common factor
Repeat the investigation from task 1 using pairs of numbers that have a common factor that is smaller
than either number, for example, 6 and 9 (common factor = 3), or 8 and 10 (common factor = 2).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
Number pair: ____ and ____ Number pair: ____ and ____
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CHALLENGE
Two numbers have a HCF of 6. Write a rule for finding the LCM of these two numbers.
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