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Worksheet
Curated OER

Factor Trees and GCF

For Students 6th - 8th
In this prime factorization and greatest common factor instructional activity, students use factor trees to find the prime factorization of 8 numbers. They find the GCF of six pairs of numbers.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Are You - Prime or Composite

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore the concept of prime factorization. In this prime factorization lesson, students participate in an activity where they find the prime factorization and greatest common factor of a number derived from their name. Students...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Factors and Factorization

For Students 6th - 8th
In this factors worksheet, students list all factors of given numbers.  All numbers are positive and contain two to three digits.  This four-page worksheet contains 28 problems.  Answers are provided.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Prime & Composite Numbers: Algebra/Geometry Institute 2009

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create factor trees.  For this prime and composite lesson, students model fractions using tiles.  They create factor trees and identify prime and composite numbers.  Students use grid paper and tiles to model numbers.  A...
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PPT
Curated OER

Factors, Primes, Squares

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Teach the joys of factoring and introduce prime and square numbers. Upper elementary learners are introduced to these concepts through complete definitions, examples, and practice problems. A variety of strategies, such as factor trees...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Prime Factorization

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, pupils find the solutions to the whole numbers through finding the prime factorization. This could be done using number trees.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Prime and Composite Numbers

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Nine true or false, multiple-choice, and discussion questions make up an interactive designed to reinforce scholars' knowledge of prime and composite numbers. A number chart reveals every prime number through 100. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Greatest Common Factor: Reteach

For Students 5th - 6th
In this greatest common factor worksheet, students review the different ways to find the greatest common factor for numbers including listing all the factors and finding prime factorization with factor trees. Students then list the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Prime Factorization with Factor Trees (1 of 2)

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Six numbers (12, 32, 50,48,36, and 75) are given to learners to craft factor trees with. The first one is completed as an example in this first of two similar online worksheets. Note that where factorization is an foundational step in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Prime Numbers and Factors

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Solving factor trees is a helpful way to introduce prime numbers. Your math class practices using this method along with two-column tables to find if a number is prime or not. They also learn other vocabulary, such as composite numbers,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Primes and Prime Factors

For Students 8th
In this primes and prime factors worksheet, 8th graders solve 21 different problems to include identifying each number as prime, composite, or neither prime nor composite and listing all the primes less than 200. Then they complete each...
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Worksheet
Math Mammoth

Factoring and Primes 2

For Students 4th - 5th
In this factoring learning exercise, students read about prime factorization, factor using factor trees, build numbers from primes and complete a challenge puzzle.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introducing the Concept Prime Factors

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the prime factorization for 48 using different sets of factors. They find the prime factorization for 60.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transition to algebra

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students recognize the difference between a prime and a composite number.  In this prime and composite number lesson plan, students  use a factor tree model to show prime factorization. Students participate in a bingo activity. Students...
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Willow Tree

Factoring Polynomials

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Young mathematicians discover trees organize more than just families — they help factor, too. The lesson begins with factor trees and develops slowly to factoring by grouping and special patterns. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Factorization

For Students 8th - 10th
In this algebra activity, students factor number using their prime factors. They use a factor tree to help them find their prime numbers as they factor out. There are 20 factoring problems with an answer key.  
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Greatest Common Factor: Using the Factor Tree

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars find the greatest common factor of two numbers. In this algebra lesson, students use prime factorization to find their factor to simplify equations. they create a factor tree to find the factors of composite numbers.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Super Factors

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students complete activity pages. In this factors lesson, students practice finding the factors of numbers. They discuss prime factors and prime factorization and learn how to complete a factor tree.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Greatest Common Factor Using Factor Trees

For Students 6th Standards
Beginning with a description that sets the stage, learners are asked to break down the numbers 42 and 63 to find the greatest common denominator using factor trees. As they work through the factoring process, young mathematicians are...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mathematics: Prime and Composite Numbers

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore how to apply the commutative property and the rules of divisibility. They examine the difference between prime and composite numbers.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Make a Factor Tree

For Students 5th - 6th
For this factoring worksheet, students solve 9 problems in which a two or three digit number is factored using a factor tree. Each number is in its own box. There are no examples.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Finding Prime Factors

For Students 6th
In this finding prime factors worksheet, 6th graders read two strategies for finding prime factors, then practice using these methods by doing factor facts drills.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Greatest Common Factor

For Students 4th - 5th
In this GCF learning exercise, students fill in missing numbers in factor trees and write the prime factorization to find the greatest common factor. Worksheet includes links to answers and additional worksheets.
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Interactive
Scholastic

Study Jams! Greatest Common Factor

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
When one method isn't enough to teach GCF, try two! This interactive webpage introduces factors and the prime factor tree to find the greatest common factor of two numbers. After the lesson, have learners click to try the two examples...