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Prime Factorisation Exploration

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📚 Part 1: Quick Checks — Divisibility & Primes

1. Which of these is a prime number?

21

29

35

49

2. Which rule tells you a number is divisible by 3?

The last digit is 0 or 5

The sum of the digits is divisible by 3

The number ends in an even digit

3. Check all that apply: Which of these are divisible by 5?

125

130

142

150

4. Which number has prime factorisation 2 × 2 × 5 × 5?

20

50

100

40

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Factor Trees

5. Prime factorise 84. Show your working below:
6. Draw a factor tree for 90 on the board or here:
7. Write the prime factor form of 90 as a product of primes (use indices if you like):
8. Use prime factors to find the highest common factor (HCF) of 48 and 180. Show your steps:
9. Reflection: In one sentence, explain a pattern you noticed about even composite numbers and the prime 2.

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