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Identifying Prime Numbers

Identifying Prime Numbers

Curriculum
7NPV–1: Recognise prime numbers and determine whether a number is prime, including using prime factorisation to express numbers as a product of their prime factors.
Enhances number sense and deepens understanding of the building blocks of whole numbers, providing a foundation for topics such as factorisation, divisibility, and algebraic manipulation.
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Resources
Hugo Cheyneabout 1 month ago
https://www.cuemath.com/numbers/prime-numbers/

A clear website defining prime numbers and giving examples.

Hugo Cheyneabout 1 month ago
https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/math/grade-5-prime-numbers-a.pdf

Worksheet for identifying prime numbers, including answers.

Hugo Cheyneabout 1 month ago
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6j2tfr/articles/z6gtng8#zhy2xbk

A simple breakdown of prime numbers, including a visual game of the Sieve of Eratosthenes.

Hugo Cheyneabout 1 month ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjzKpryaTYk&ab_channel=Cognito

A short video explaining what prime numbers are.

Required Topics
Not started IconExploring Factors and Multiples
Next Topics
Not started IconLowest Common Multiple and Highest Common Factor