Factors
Listing Multiples
Is ____ a multiple of?
Prime and composite
Factor and multiple Riddles
100

List all the factors of 12 

1, 2, 3, 4, 6 ,12

100

List the first 5 multiples of 3. 

3, 6, 9, 12, 15

100

Is 15 a multiple of 5? Prove it using multiplication or division! 

Yes, because 3X5=15 or 15/ 5 = 3 

100

What is the definition of a prime number? 

What is the definition of a composite number? 

Prime= only factors are 1 and itself 

Composite= has more than 2 factors

100

I am an even prime number. Who am I?

2

200

List all the factors of 36.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12, 18, 36

200

List the first 5 multiples of 6. 

6, 12, 18, 24, 30

200

Is 36 a multiple of 3? 

Yes because 3 X 12= 36 and 36 / 3= 12

200

Is 13 a prime or composite number? Show your thinking. 

Prime because it's only factors are 1 and 13.

200

Possible or Impossible?

A factor of 50 between 11 and 20. 


Impossible 

300

What are the common factors between 15 and 24?

1 and 3 

300

List the first 10 multiples of 7. 

7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70 

300

Is 42 a multiple of 9? 

No, because 9 X 5= 45 and 9 X 4 = 36

300

Is 63 a prime or composite number? Show your thinking. 

Composite because 9 X 7 = 63 (more than 2 factors)
300

Possible or impossible? 

An odd multiple of 6 which is lesson than 100. 

Impossible

400

What are the common factors between 36 and 45? 

1, 3, 9 

400

What is the smallest common multiple for the factors 2 and 5? 

10 

400

Is 75 a multiple of 6? 

No because 75 / 6 = 12 R3 

400

Possible or Impossible? 

An odd prime number between 32 and 36.

Show your thinking. 




Impossible. 

400

I am the largest prime number which is less than 36.
Who am I?

31

500

What is the greatest common factor between 28 and 49?

500

The factors of a multiple are: 

1, 2, 4, 8, 16 

What is the multiple? 

16

500

Is 142 a multiple of 6? 

No because  142 / 6 = 23 R 4

500

I am a prime number less than 40. The sum of my digits is 8. Who am I?

17

500

I am an even number greater than 7.   I am also a common factor of 12 and 36.
Who am I?

12

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