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Year 5

Explain how to find all the factors of a number systematically

I can explain how to find all the factors of a number systematically.

New
New
Year 5

Explain how to find all the factors of a number systematically

I can explain how to find all the factors of a number systematically.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. All numbers have themselves and 1 as factors.
  2. Listing factors in order helps identify all the factors for a given number.

Keywords

  • Factor - Factors are whole numbers which exactly divide another whole number.

  • Systematic - Being systematic, means working in a set way, often according to a fixed plan.

Common misconception

Pupils do not know when to stop looking for more factors.

Build up finding factors of numbers systematically by arranging into rows and columns, starting with 1 row. Encourage pupils to generalise that when the number of rows becomes larger than the number of columns, you can stop looking for factors.

There are a number of ways for pupils to recognise that they no longer need to search for factors. Spend time encouraging pupils to reason how they know they have all the factors, linking this to the language of multiplication and division equations.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
What multiplication equation does this array represent?
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4 × 2 = 16
Correct answer: 4 × 4 = 16
16 × 4 = 16
Q2.
What is the missing factor in this image?
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Correct Answer: 10, ten
Q3.
Which of these are correct arrays for 12?
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Q4.
Which of these make a rectangle with an area of 32 cm $$^2$$?
30 cm + 2 cm =
Correct answer: 4 cm × 8 cm =
Correct answer: 1 cm × 32 cm =
5 cm × 6 cm =
3 cm × 2 cm =
Q5.
Complete the missing factor: 12 × = 60
Correct Answer: 5, five
Q6.
Complete: 72 ÷ = 9
Correct Answer: 8, eight

6 Questions

Q1.
Look at the rectangle on the grid. What is being represented?
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28 × 7 = 4
Correct answer: 7 × 4 = 28
Correct answer: 4 × 7 = 28
4 × 28 = 7
Q2.
Look at the rectangle on the grid. What other factor pairs would make a rectangle covering the same area?
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20 and 8
Correct answer: 1 and 28
10 and 18
8 and 3
Correct answer: 2 and 14
Q3.
Which of these are factors of 48?
Correct answer: 1
Correct answer: 12
40
Correct answer: 48
96
Q4.
Which factor is missing from the factor bug?
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Correct Answer: 10, ten
Q5.
What number is represented by the factor bug?
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Correct Answer: 30, thirty
Q6.
What number is represented by the incomplete factor bug?
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Correct Answer: 32