Factors and multiples

There are 243 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Factors and multiples
Seven Flipped
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Seven Flipped

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Investigate the smallest number of moves it takes to turn these mats upside-down if you can only turn exactly three at a time.
Data Chunks
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Data Chunks

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Data is sent in chunks of two different sizes - a yellow chunk has 5 characters and a blue chunk has 9 characters. A data slot of size 31 cannot be exactly filled with a combination of yellow and blue chunks, explore what sizes near to 31 can, or cannot, be exactly filled.
Different by One
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Different by One

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Can you make lines of Cuisenaire rods that differ by 1?
Same Length Trains
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Same Length Trains

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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How many trains can you make which are the same length as Matt's and Katie's, using rods that are identical?
Domino Pick
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Domino Pick

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Are these domino games fair? Can you explain why or why not?
Back of the Queue
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Back of the Queue

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Weekly Problem 48 - 2013
What is the remainder when the number 743589×301647 is divided by 5?
Factor Trio
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Factor Trio

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Which of the numbers shown is the product of exactly 3 distinct prime factors?
Mrs Trimmer's String
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Mrs Trimmer's String

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Can you help the children in Mrs Trimmer's class make different shapes out of a loop of string?
Crossings
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Crossings

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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In this problem we are looking at sets of parallel sticks that cross each other. What is the least number of crossings you can make? And the greatest?
Nineteen Hexagons
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Nineteen Hexagons

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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In this maze of hexagons, you start in the centre at 0. The next hexagon must be a multiple of 2 and the next a multiple of 5. What are the possible paths you could take?