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Factors, multiples, primes, HCF and LCM worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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Factors, multiples, primes, HCF and LCM worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.Work out the lowest common multiple of 4 and 6.
- 2.The number 72 can be written as 2³ × 3², and the number 108 can be written as 2² × 3³. Work out the highest common factor of 72 and 108.
- 3.Write 90 as a product of its prime factors.
- 4.Write down a prime number between 30 and 40.
- 5.Write 60 as a product of its prime factors, using index notation.
- 6.Work out 2 × 3 × 5 + 1 and decide whether the result is a prime number.
- 7.A gardener has 42 tulip bulbs and 56 daffodil bulbs. She plants them in rows, with every row containing the same number of tulip bulbs and the same number of daffodil bulbs, and no bulbs left over. Work out the greatest number of rows she can plant.
- 8.For any two whole numbers, the product of the numbers is equal to the product of their highest common factor and their lowest common multiple. The highest common factor of 6 and 8 is 2, and 6 × 8 = 48. Work out the lowest common multiple of 6 and 8.
- 9.Work out the lowest common multiple of 9 and 15.
- 10.Work out the highest common factor of 12 and 18.
- 11.The highest common factor of two numbers is 4 and their lowest common multiple is 60. One of the numbers is 20. Work out the other number.
- 12.Work out how many factors 100 has.
- 13.A number, n, is a multiple of both 6 and 9. Work out the smallest possible value of n that is greater than 20.
- 14.Which of these numbers is a common factor of 18 and 24?
- 15.Write 200 as a product of its prime factors, using index notation.
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