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Prime and Composite Numbers

Author: Kerrie Meagher

Instructions

  • Write the KEY WORDS and their definitions into your notebook
  • Add your own examples
  • Complete Activity Sheet 1 - Factors of Numbers 1 to 12
  • Answer these questions in your notebook:
  1. ​What is the only even prime number?
  2. Why is 1 neither prime nor composite?
  3. Do all composite numbers have an even number of factors?

KEY WORDS

Factor: A whole number that divides evenly into another whole number.

Example: 3 and 4 are factors of 12 because 12 ÷ 3 = 4

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Prime Number: A whole number that can only be divided evenly by 1 and itself (that is, it has only 2 factors).

Example: 5 is a prime number because it can only be divided evenly by 1 and 5

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Composite Number: A whole number than can be divided evenly by more than 2 factors

Example: 10 is a composite number because it can be divided evenly by 1, 2, 5 and 10

 

Activity Sheet 1 - Factors of Numbers 1 to 12

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Source: Kerrie Meagher