Find the following values without a calculator.
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg 1, 2, 3, 4)
For 2 and 6,
- First common multiple
- Lowest common multiple
- Third common multiple
- Highest common factor
(a)
Multiples of 2: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, ...
Multiples of 6: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, ...
First common multiple = 6
(b)
Lowest common multiple = 6
(c)
Third common multiple
= 3 x 6
= 18
(d)
Factors of 2: 1, 2
Factors of 6: 1, 2, 3, 6
Highest common factor = 2
Answer(s): 6, 6, 18, 2