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PLEASE I BEG HELP ME!!!!! For GCF and LCM word problems how do you know when its asking for GCF or if its asking for LCM????

What are some keywords to look out for???

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GCF: greatest, largest, maximum, dividing something, cutting into pieces.

LCM: smallest, minimum, first, next, repeated over, when both will be equal
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Answer:

GCF is Greatest common factor and LCF Is least common factor

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