Looking for favourite "rich tasks" from the NRICH collection?
These resources have been chosen because they are ideal for developing knowledge and understanding of Factors and Multiples.
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Factors and multiples game
A game in which players take it in turns to choose a number. Can you block your opponent?
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Dozens
Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
Can you select the missing digit(s) to find the largest multiple?
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Divisibility tests
This article explains various divisibility rules and why they work. An article to read with pencil and paper handy.
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Factors and multiples - more secondary resources
Some extra resources to support work on Factors and Multiples at Secondary level.
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American billions
Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
Play the divisibility game to create numbers in which the first two digits make a number divisible by 2, the first three digits make a number divisible by 3...
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Factors and multiples puzzle
Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
Using your knowledge of the properties of numbers, can you fill all the squares on the board?
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Sieve of eratosthenes
Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
Follow this recipe for sieving numbers and see what interesting patterns emerge.
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Take three from five
Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
Caroline and James pick sets of five numbers. Charlie tries to find three that add together to make a multiple of three. Can they stop him?
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Stars
Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
Can you work out what step size to take to ensure you visit all the dots on the circle?
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Product sudoku
Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
The clues for this Sudoku are the product of the numbers in adjacent squares.