Prime and Composite Numbers

Prime and Composite Numbers

Basics

What are the 2 types of Numbers?

Multiple Select

What do you think are the 2 types of numbers?

• Composite

• Small

• Prime

• Big

The 2 types

If you said Prime and Composite you were right. GOOD JOB!

Factors

Factors are numbers that you use to multiply. In the equation, 3 x 2 = 6, the factors are 3 and 2. Some numbers have more than 2 of them like 9. The combinations to multiply to get 9 are 1 x 9 and 3 x 3. Numbers that have more than just the combination 1 and themself are called prime numbers. 2 is a prime number because the only combination it has is 1 x 2. Numbers that have more than one combinations are called composite numbers like 4.

Multiple Choice

What kind of number is 6?

• Composite

• Prime

Multiple Choice

What kind of number is 7?

• Composite

• Prime

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