Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

Multiples

9-6

Is each a multiple of 2? Write yesor no.

1. 5 2. 40 3. 62 4. 0 5. 29 6. 88

Is each a multiple of 3? Write yesor no.

7. 33 8. 1 9. 29 10. 60 11. 48 12. 100

The multiples of a number are all the products

that have that number as a factor.

factors


 0 
 1 
 2 
 3 
 4 
 5 
 6 
 7 
 8 
 9


 2 
 2 
 2 
 2 
 2 
 2 
 2 
 2 
 2 
 2

Multiples of 2 : 
 0 
 2 
 4 
 6 
 8 10 12 14 16 18 ...

factors


 0 
 1 
 2 
 3 
 4 
 5 
 6 
 7 
 8 
 9


 3 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 3

Multiples of 3 : 
 0 
 3 
 6 
 9 
 12 15 18 21 24 27 ...

You can find the multiples of a number

by multiplying or by skip counting.

Common multiples are all the numbers other than 0

that are multiples of two or more numbers.

Multiples of 2: 0, 2, 4, 6 , 8, 10, 12 , 14, 16, 18 , 20, 22, 24 ,...

Multiples of 3: 0, 3, 6 , 9, 12 , 15, 18 , 21, 24 ,...

Common multiples of 2 and 3: 6 , 12 , 18 , 24 ,...

The least common multiple (LCM) of two or more

numbers is the least number that is a multiple

of those numbers.

Least common multiple (LCM) of 2 and 3: 6

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