Strategic

Intervention
Material in
Mathematics 4
Prepared by:
REYMART G. MADRIAGA
Teacher 1
 DIFFERENTIATING PRIME FROM COMPOSITE NUMBERS

Are you hard up in differentiating prime numbers from composite numbers? Here are the steps on how to differentiate Prime from
Composite Number.
  Find/give the factors of the given number.
 Count the number of factors listed base from the given numbers.
 If the given number has only 2 factors and can only be divided exactly by 1 and itself, it is a prime number,
if the given number has more than 2 factors, it is a composite number.

Prime Numbers – are numbers greater than 1 which can be divided exactly by 1 and itself. It has 2 factors.

Composite Numbers – are numbers greater than 1 which has more than 2 factors.

2 is a prime number, why?

2÷2=1

2 ÷ 1= 2

Factors: 2 x 1, 2 x 1

Factors: 1 and 2, it has 2 factors

3 is a prime number also, why?

3÷3=1

3÷1=3

Factors: 3 x 1, 3 x 1

Factors: 1 and 3, it has 2 factors

4 is a composite number, why?

4÷4=1
4÷2=2

4÷1=4

Factors: 1x4, 2x2, 4x1

Factors: 1, 2, and 4, it has 3 factors

By looking for the factors, you can identify the given number if it is PRIME or COMPOSITE.

Note: In dividing a number from the given number, the quotient should always be a whole number or there is no remainders.

Example: 30
What numbers can be divided from 30?
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30
30 ÷ 1 = 30
30 ÷ 2 = 15
30 ÷ 3 = 10
30 ÷ 5 = 6
no remainder
30 ÷ 6 = 5
30 is a Composite number because it has more
30 ÷ 10 = 3 than 2 factors.

30 ÷ 15 = 2 Its factors are: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, and 30.

30 ÷ 30 = 1
 ACTIVITY CARD

Write P if the given number is Prime, C if it is Composite.

____ 10 ____ 5 ____ 15 ____ 20 ____ 25
____ 9 ____ 11 ____ 16 ____ 21 ____ 26
____ 8 ____ 12 ____ 17 ____ 22 ____ 27
____ 7 ____ 13 ____ 18 ____ 23 ____ 28
____ 6 ____ 14 ____ 19 ____ 24 ____ 29
Work these out!
 Let’s see how well you have mastered your lesson, answer the following
correctly.

I. Give the factors of the following and identify each number if it is PRIME or
COMPOSITE
1. 45
2. 50
3. 37
4. 72
5. 36
 Key Answer
1. 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, and 45 - COMPOSITE
2. 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, and 50 – COMPOSITE
3. 1, 37 – PRIME
4. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, and 72 – COMPOSITE
5. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 36 – COMPOSITE

Legend:

If your score is….

5 – excellent

3-4 – good

1 – 2 – try again
 DO IT AGAIN!!!!
Give the factors each of the following and tell whether the number is PRIME or COMPOSITE.
1. 54
2. 40
3. 47
4. 62
5. 64
 References:

MATHEMATICS LAS, pages 7-8