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🌳 Factor Trees · GCF & LCM

Every whole number is built from prime numbers multiplied together — its "prime fingerprint." Grow a factor tree to find it, then use two numbers to get their greatest common factor and least common multiple. Keep splitting until every branch is prime.

Compare two numbers
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GCF = the biggest number that divides both. LCM = the smallest number both divide into.