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10

Is 7 a Prime or composite number?

Prime, it has two factors only, 1 and 7

10

42

4 x 4 = 16

10

What are the factors of 4?

1, 2, 4

10
Is 90 a multiple of 10?

Yes, 9 x 10 = 90

10

8 - 3 x 2 =

8 - 3 x 2 multiplication first

8 - 6 = 2 then subtraction

20

Is 15 prime or composite?

Composite, it has four factors: 1, 3, 5, 15

20

List the first 5 square numbers.

12 = 1 x 1 = 1

2= 2 x 2 = 4

3= 3 x 3 = 9

42 = 4 x 4 = 16

52 = 5 x 5 = 25


20

What are the factors of 12?

1,2,3,4,6,12

20

What are the first 5 multiples of 3?

3,6,9,12,15

20

4 x 2 + 3 x 2 =

4 x 2 + 3 x 2 multiplication first

8 + 3 x 2

8 + 6 = 14 then addition

30

List the first 5 prime numbers.

2, 3, 5, 7, 11

30

Write in expanded form 32 x 74

3 x 3 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 7

30

What is the highest common factor of 48 and 12?

48: 1,2,3,4,6,8,12,16,24,48

12: 1,2,3,4,6,12

The highest common factor is 12

30

What is the LCM (Lowest common multiple) of 2 and 3?

multiples of 2: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10

multiples of 3: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15

the number 6 is the lowest (smallest) common multiple

30

7 x (8 - 3) + 2 =

7 x (8 - 3) + 2 Brackets first

7 x 5 + 2 then multiplication

35 + 2 = 37 then addition

40

List the composite numbers between 11 and 22.

12,14,15,16,18,20

40

105

100000

40

Draw a factor tree and prime notation for the number 20.


40

What is the LCM of 4, 10, 20?

2

40

5 x 3 - 16 -: (8-4) =

5 x 3 - 16-:(8-4) Brackets first

5 x 3 - 16-:4 Multiplication and division next

15 - 16-:

15 - 4 = 11 then subtraction

50

Is 1 a prime or composite?

Neither!

A prime number - exactly two factors, 1 and itself

A composite number - has two or more factors

50

6- 32

36 - 9 = 27

50

Draw a factor tree and prime notation of the number 64.

Prime notation: 64 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 26

50

What is the LCM of 7, 21, 6?

7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42

21,42,63,84,105

6,12,18,24,30,36,42

50

42 + (12 -: 3) - 5 =

 42 + (12 -: 3) - 5 Brackets first

42 + 4 - 5 then indices

16 + 4 - 5 then addition/subtraction from left to right

20 - 5 = 15