Switching gears...going to be working on identifying factors and multiples for about a week.
Example:
3 x 4 = 12
3 and 4 are both factors of 12
12 is a multiple of both 3 and 4.
It's all about perspective...if you're looking for factors of a PARTICULAR number just think of all of the whole numbers you can multiply together to GET that number. Those are the factors (hint: factors ALWAYS come in pairs)
On the other hand, if you have a particular number and want to find the multiples of that number, just start multiplying that number by ANY WHOLE NUMBER and the product will be a multiple of that number. See example above!
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