MathsYears 5–6Multiplication & Division

Primes, factors and multiples

Identify multiples and factors, including finding all factor pairs of a number and common factors of two numbers; know and use the vocabulary of prime numbers, prime factors and composite numbers; establish whether a number up to 100 is prime

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have 12 biscuits 🍪. Can you put them into equal groups with none left over?

  2. 2

    What is a factor of 12?

  3. 3

    Show me 3 rows of 4 biscuits — that's one way to make 12.

  4. 4

    Let's find all the factors of 12 together.

  5. 5

    Now try 16 — drag the array to show all the factors.

  6. 6

    Which number is a factor of 16?

  7. 7

    A number with only 2 factors (1 and itself) is called a prime number. Is 7 a prime number?

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