MATHEMATICS 4

Prime and Composite

Numbers
Prepared by: Teacher Sed Silva
Prime And Composite Numbers

Most of you are familiar with at least the basic

idea of prime numbers. For those that need a review,
remember that prime numbers are only divisible by
itself and the number one while composite numbers
are numbers with two or more factors.
Prime And Composite Numbers

• Numbers having exactly two factors: 1 and 2, 1

and 3, 1 and 5, 1 and 7 are examples of prime
factors. Any prime number divided by 2 always
has a remainder.

• Numbers that have 3 or more factors are

composite numbers.
Prime And Composite Numbers
Looking Back To Your Lesson

Before going further, let us try to

recall about prime and composite
number. Tell me if the given number
is a PRIME or COMPOSITE.
Looking Back To Your Lesson

16 - Composite
5 - Prime
32 - Composite
21 - Composite
31 - Prime
Study the table on how to determine prime
from composite numbers.
Warm up!

Answer the following questions.

Numbers having exactly two factors are called

_______ numbers.
A. prime numbers C. even numbers
B. composite numbers D. odd numbers

A. prime numbers
Warm up!

What do you call the numbers with more

than two factors?
A. prime numbers C. even numbers
B. composite numbers D. odd numbers

B. composite numbers
Warm up!

Which is an example of a prime number?

A. 9
B. 12
C. 15
D. 17
D. 17
Warm up!

Which is an example of a composite number?

A.5
B. 7
C. 25
D. 37
C. 25
Warm up!

The only even prime number is _____.

A.2
B.3
C.4
D.5
A. 2
Let’s try to answer!
Let us help the bee to classify
the numbers in their proper groups.

Prime Numbers Composite Numbers

7 21
13 28
19 35
41 36
97 70
Remember!

Prime numbers are numbers with exactly two factors:

the number itself and 1. Any prime number divided by
2always has a remainder.
Composite numbers are number with more than two
factors.
The number of factors will help you determine if a
number is a prime or composite number.
Number 1 is a special number. It is neither prime nor
composite number.
Thank you for listening!