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Warm Up
California Standards
Lesson Presentation

2. Warm Up
Write the prime factorization of each number.
1. 68
2. 225
3. 940
Find the greatest common divisor.
4. 27 and 45
5. 32 and 80
22  17
32  52
22  5  47 9 16

3. California
Standards
Number Sense (NS2.4) - Determine the least common multiple and the greatest common divisor of whole numbers; use them to solve problems with fractions (e.g. to find a common denominator to add two fractions or to find the reduced form of a fraction).

4. Objective: You will learn how to find the least common multiple of two or more whole numbers.

5. Vocabulary
multiple
Least Common Multiple (LCM)

6. The tires on Kendra’s truck should be rotated every 7,500 miles and the oil filter should be replaced every 5,000 miles. What is the lowest mileage at which both services are due at the same time? To find the answer, you can use least common multiples.

7. A common multiple of two or more numbers
A multiple of a number is a product of that number and a nonzero whole number. Some multiples of 7,500 and 5,000 are as follows:
7,500: 7,500, 15,000, 22,500, 30,000, 37,500, 45,000, . . .
5,000: 5,000, 10,000, 15,000, 20,000, 25,000, 30,000, . . .
A common multiple of two or more numbers
is a number that is a multiple of each of the
given numbers. So 15,000 and 30,000 are
common multiples of 7,500 and 5,000.

8. The least common multiple (LCM) of two or more numbers is the common multiple with the least value. The LCM of 7,500 and 5,000 is 15,000. This is the lowest mileage at which both services are due at the same time.
To find the LCM of two or more numbers, use the “Stairs Method!”

9. Find the least common multiple (LCM).
Example 1: Using the “Stairs Method” to Find the LCM
Find the least common multiple (LCM).
(A) 2, 7
(B) 3, 6, 9

10. Find the least common multiple (LCM).
Check It Out! Example 2
Find the least common multiple (LCM).
(A) 3, 7
(B) 2, 6, 4

11. Find the least common multiple (LCM) of 60 and 130.
Example 3: Using the “Stairs Method” to find the LCM
Find the least common multiple (LCM) of 60 and 130.
The LCM is 780.

12. Find the least common multiple (LCM).
Example 4: Using the “Stairs Method” to find the LCM
Find the least common multiple (LCM).
14, 35, 49
The LCM is 490.

13. Find the least common multiple (LCM).
Check It Out! Example 5
Find the least common multiple (LCM).
50, 110
The LCM is 550.

14. Find the least common multiple (LCM).
Check It Out! Example 6
Find the least common multiple (LCM).
18, 36, 54
The LCM is 108.

15. Example 7: Application
Mr. Washington will set up the band chairs all in rows of 6 or all in rows of 8. What is the least number of chairs he will set up?
Find the LCM of 6 and 8.
He will set up at least 24 chairs.

16. Check It Out! Example 8 Find the LCM of 24 and 18.
Two satellites are put into orbit over the same location at the same time. One orbits the earth every 24 hours, while the second completes an orbit every 18 hours. How much time will elapse before they are once again over the same location at the same time?
Find the LCM of 24 and 18.
72 hours will elapse before they are over the same location at the same time.

17. Home Learning
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18. Lesson Quiz
Find the least common multiple (LCM).
1. 18, 21
3. 4, 6, 15
5. You are planning a picnic. You can purchase paper plates in packages of 30, paper napkins in packages of 50, and paper cups in packages of 20. What is the least number of each type of package that you can buy and have an equal number of each?
2. 24, 27
216
126
4. 4, 8, 16 16 60
10 packages of plates
6 packages of napkins
15 packages of cups