By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
understand the definitions and significance of HCF and LCM;
calculate the HCF and LCM of given numbers;
apply their understanding to solve problems involving HCF and LCM.
National Curriculum Objectives
Key Stage 3: Number
use the concepts and vocabulary of prime numbers, factors (or divisors), multiples, common factors, common multiples, highest common factor, lowest common multiple, prime factorisation, including using product notation and the unique factorisation property