GCF
LCM
GCF & LCM Word Problems
Distributive Property
Factoring Numerical Expressions
100

What is the GCF of 18 and 30?

6

100

What is the LCM of 4 and 6?

12

100

Mia has 24 red beads and 36 blue beads. She wants to make identical groups with no beads left over. What is the greatest number of groups she can make?

12 groups

100

Distribute 4 (6+3)

24 + 12 = 36

100

Rewrite as the distributive property using GCF.

12 + 18

6(2+3)

200

What is the GCF of 24 and 40?

8

200

What is the LCM of 8 and 12?

24

200

Two buses leave a school at the same time. One returns every 12 minutes, and the other every 18 minutes. After how many minutes will they return together?

36 minutes

200

Distribute 7 (10 +2)

70 + 14 = 84

200

Rewrite as the distributive property using GCF.

20 - 30

10(2-3)

300

What is the GCF of 36 and 54?

18

300

What is the LCM of 9 and 15?

45

300

Jake practices soccer every 4 days and basketball every 6 days. If he practices both today, in how many days will he practice both again?

12 days

300

Distribute 5 (8-3)

40 - 15 = 25

300

Rewrite as the distributive property using GCF.

24 + 36

12(2+3)

400

What is the GCF of 45 and 75?

15

400

What is the LCM of 10 and 25?

50

400

A farmer has 18 apples and 24 oranges. He wants to put them into identical baskets with no fruit left over. What is the greatest number of baskets he can make?

6 baskets

400

Distribute 9 (7+4)

63 + 36 = 99

400

Rewrite as the distributive property using GCF.

45 - 15

15(3-1)

500

What is the GCF of 24, 36, and 60?

12

500

What is the lCM of 6, 8, and 12?

24

500

A teacher has 30 pencils and 45 erasers. She wants to make identical groups with the same number of pencils and erasers in each group. How many items will be in each group?

2 pencils and 3 erasers (5 total items)

500

Distribute 6 (12 - 5)

72 - 30 = 42

500

Rewrite as the distributive property using GCF.

18+30+42

6(3+5+7)