{"id":9438,"date":"2017-05-02T22:30:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T22:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/prealgebra\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=9438"},"modified":"2017-09-23T17:26:52","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T17:26:52","slug":"summary-finding-multiples-and-factors","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-prealgebra\/chapter\/summary-finding-multiples-and-factors\/","title":{"raw":"Summary: Finding Multiples and Factors","rendered":"Summary: Finding Multiples and Factors"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Key Concepts<\/h2>\r\n<table id=\"eip-839\" class=\"unnumbered\" style=\"width: 85%;\" summary=\".\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th colspan=\"2\">Divisibility Tests<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>A number is divisible by<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>if the last digit is [latex]0, 2, 4, 6,[\/latex] or [latex]8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>if the sum of the digits is divisible by [latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>if the last digit is [latex]5[\/latex] or [latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>if divisible by both [latex]2[\/latex] and [latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>if the last digit is [latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<ul id=\"eip-8\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Factors<\/strong> If [latex]a\\cdot b=m[\/latex] , then [latex]a[\/latex] and [latex]b[\/latex] are factors of [latex]m[\/latex] , and [latex]m[\/latex] is the product of [latex]a[\/latex] and [latex]b[\/latex] .<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Find all the factors of a counting number.<\/strong>\r\n<ol id=\"eip-id1170196371740\" class=\"stepwise\">\r\n \t<li>Divide the number by each of the counting numbers, in order, until the quotient is smaller than the divisor.\r\n<ol id=\"eip-id1170196371744\">\r\n \t<li>If the quotient is a counting number, the divisor and quotient are a pair of factors.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>If the quotient is not a counting number, the divisor is not a factor.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>List all the factor pairs.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Write all the factors in order from smallest to largest.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Determine if a number is prime.<\/strong>\r\n<ol id=\"eip-id1170196371762\" class=\"stepwise\">\r\n \t<li>Test each of the primes, in order, to see if it is a factor of the number.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Start with [latex]2[\/latex] and stop when the quotient is smaller than the divisor or when a prime factor is found.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>If the number has a prime factor, then it is a composite number. If it has no prime factors, then the number is prime.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<h2>Key Concepts<\/h2>\n<table id=\"eip-839\" class=\"unnumbered\" style=\"width: 85%;\" summary=\".\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Divisibility Tests<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>A number is divisible by<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>if the last digit is [latex]0, 2, 4, 6,[\/latex] or [latex]8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>if the sum of the digits is divisible by [latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>if the last digit is [latex]5[\/latex] or [latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>if divisible by both [latex]2[\/latex] and [latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>if the last digit is [latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul id=\"eip-8\">\n<li><strong>Factors<\/strong> If [latex]a\\cdot b=m[\/latex] , then [latex]a[\/latex] and [latex]b[\/latex] are factors of [latex]m[\/latex] , and [latex]m[\/latex] is the product of [latex]a[\/latex] and [latex]b[\/latex] .<\/li>\n<li><strong>Find all the factors of a counting number.<\/strong>\n<ol id=\"eip-id1170196371740\" class=\"stepwise\">\n<li>Divide the number by each of the counting numbers, in order, until the quotient is smaller than the divisor.\n<ol id=\"eip-id1170196371744\">\n<li>If the quotient is a counting number, the divisor and quotient are a pair of factors.<\/li>\n<li>If the quotient is not a counting number, the divisor is not a factor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>List all the factor pairs.<\/li>\n<li>Write all the factors in order from smallest to largest.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Determine if a number is prime.<\/strong>\n<ol id=\"eip-id1170196371762\" class=\"stepwise\">\n<li>Test each of the primes, in order, to see if it is a factor of the number.<\/li>\n<li>Start with [latex]2[\/latex] and stop when the quotient is smaller than the divisor or when a prime factor is found.<\/li>\n<li>If the number has a prime factor, then it is a composite number. 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