Remainders
I'm thinking of a number. My number is both a multiple of 5 and a multiple of 6. What could my number be?
I'm thinking of a number. My number is both a multiple of 5 and a multiple of 6. What could my number be?
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...
How many pairs of numbers can you find that add up to a multiple of 11? Do you notice anything interesting about your results?
Mathematicians are always looking for efficient methods for solving problems. How efficient can you be?
Imagine we have four bags containing a large number of 1s, 4s, 7s and 10s. What numbers can we make?
Is there an efficient way to work out how many factors a large number has?
Take any four digit number. Move the first digit to the end and move the rest along. Now add your two numbers. Did you get a multiple of 11?
A monkey with peaches, keeps a fraction of them each day, gives the rest away, and then eats one. How long can his peaches last?
Powers of numbers behave in surprising ways. Take a look at some of these and try to explain why they are true.
Imagine we have four bags containing numbers from a sequence. What numbers can we make now?