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The document discusses prime factors and methods for finding them. Prime factors are the prime numbers that multiply together to make a composite number. Two methods are described: 1) drawing a factor tree to break numbers down step-by-step into prime factors, and 2) dividing the number by primes from smallest to largest to find its prime factors. Examples of finding prime factors for various numbers are provided.

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Prime Factors Presentation

The document discusses prime factors and methods for finding them. Prime factors are the prime numbers that multiply together to make a composite number. Two methods are described: 1) drawing a factor tree to break numbers down step-by-step into prime factors, and 2) dividing the number by primes from smallest to largest to find its prime factors. Examples of finding prime factors for various numbers are provided.

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Prime Factors

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Prime Factors

Prime factors are the prime numbers which multiply together to make a number.

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Prime Numbers

Prime numbers are numbers which are only divisible by 1 and themselves.

19 is a prime number because it can only be divided by 1 and 19.

Therefore the prime factors of 19 are 1 and 19 because 1 x 19 = 19

A number square with the prime numbers to 100 is on the next slide.

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Factor Tree

One way to find prime factors, especially for smaller numbers, and numbers
recognised from times tables, is to draw a tree diagram.

1. Start with your number:


48 2. Recognise 8 x 6

3. Split 8 and 6 into their factors.

8 6 4. 2 and 3 are prime factors, but 4 is not.

5. Split 4 into 2 more factors.

6. 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 = 48 or

4 2 3 2

2 2
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Divide by Prime Number

Another method, which can work well with larger numbers is to divide by the
prime numbers from smaller to larger in turn.

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Find the Prime Factors

Find the prime factors of the following numbers:

18, 20, What about these Or these even


24, 27, harder ones? larger numbers:
32, 36,
40, 42, 105, 111, 377, 390,
45, 52, 116, 126, 429, 448,
60, 70, 133, 151, 462, 527,
72, 80, 154, 156, 561, 575,
84, 88, 165, 195, 608, 672,
90, 96, 207, 210, 689, 715,
98, 99 297, 343, 819, 891,
351 973

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