Mathematics 1 Integers

Subject : Mathematics

Year Group : 8

Multiples, factors and primes Worksheet No. : 01

Name : Class : Date : 02/12/2022

Multiple - the product result of multiplying a number by another number.

Example:
1. 56 is a multiple of 7.
56 is also a multiple of 8.

2. The first six multiples of 4 :

Exercise:
1. Find the first four multiples of each number.

(a) 12 : (b) 15 :

(c) 32 : (d) 50 :

(e) 8 : (f) 15 :

(g) 33 : (h) 100 :

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Common multiple - a common number that is a multiple of two or more numbers.

Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) - the smallest positive number that is a multiple of two or more
numbers.

Example 1: Find the LCM of 4 and 5.

Method 1: Listing

multiples of 4 :

multiples of 5 :

Method 2: Common division

Example 2: Find the LCM of 12 and 15.

Example 3: Find the LCM of 5, 7 and 9.

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Exercise:

2. Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of each pair of numbers.

(a) 4 and 6 (b) 15 and 20

(c) 6 and 7 (d) 20 and 50

(e) 9 and 12 (f) 20 and 30

(g) 15, 30 and 90 (h) 12, 18 and 30

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Factors - the numbers we can multiply together to get another number.

3 and 6 are factors of 18.

Example 1: List down all the factors of 18.

Highest Common Factor (HCF) - the largest number that divides exactly into two numbers (or more)
numbers.

Example 2 : Find the HCF of 12 and 16.

Method 1: Listing,

Method 2: Common division

Example 3 : Find the HCF of 45 and 135.

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Exercise:

3. Find the factors of each number.

(a) 20 (b) 27

Factors of 20 : Factors of 27 :

(c) 75 (d) 23

Factors of 75 : Factors of 23 :

4. Find the highest common factor (HCF) of each pair of numbers.

(a) 18 and 24 (b) 24 and 32

HCF of 18 and 24 : HCF of 24 and 32 :

(c) 40 and 50 (d) 80 and 100

HCF of 40 and 50 : HCF of 80 and 100 :

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 (e) 17 and 33 (f) 15 and 30

HCF of 17 and 33 : HCF of 15 and 30 :

Prime - a whole number greater than 1 whose only factors are 1 and itself.

Example: The first few prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, …

Enrichment Exercise:

5. 8 9 12 23 32 40

From the numbers in the box, find

(a) a multiple of 10:

(b) two factors of 24:

(c) a common factor of 27 and 36:

(d) a prime number:

6. 95 96 97 98 99 100

(a) a multiple of 2:

(b) a multiple of 5:

(c) a common multiple of 2 and 5:

(d) a factor of 500:

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7. List all the prime numbers between 40 and 50.

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8. 31 is a prime number. What is the next prime after 31?

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9. Is Mia correct?

Give a reason for your answer.

Mia …………. correct.

Reason: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

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10. Write down True or False for each statement.

(a) 7 is a factor of 84. ………………

(b) 80 is a multiple of 15 ………………

(c) There is only one prime number between 90 and 100. ………………

(d) 36 is the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 6 and 19. ………………

(e) 5 is the highest common factor (HCF) of 25 and 50. ………………