Factors and multiples

There are 252 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Factors and multiples
Factoring a million
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Factoring a million

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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In how many ways can the number 1 000 000 be expressed as the product of three positive integers?
Six in a Circle
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Six in a circle

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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If there is a ring of six chairs and thirty children must either sit on a chair or stand behind one, how many children will be behind each chair?
The Set of Numbers
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The set of numbers

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Can you place the numbers from 1 to 10 in the grid?
Prime Order
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Prime order

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Weekly Problem 24 - 2006
How many of the rearrangements of the digits 1, 3 and 5 give prime numbers?
Expanding Zeros
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Expanding zeros

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Weekly Problem 22 - 2008
The following sequence continues indefinitely... Which of these integers is a multiple of 81?
Gaxinta
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Gaxinta

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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A number N is divisible by 10, 90, 98 and 882 but it is NOT divisible by 50 or 270 or 686 or 1764. It is also known that N is a factor of 9261000. What is N?
Even So
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Even so

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Find some triples of whole numbers a, b and c such that a^2 + b^2 + c^2 is a multiple of 4. Is it necessarily the case that a, b and c must all be even? If so, can you explain why?
Graphing Number Patterns
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Graphing number patterns

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Does a graph of the triangular numbers cross a graph of the six times table? If so, where? Will a graph of the square numbers cross the times table too?
Multiplication Magic
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Multiplication magic

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Given any 3 digit number you can use the given digits and name another number which is divisible by 37 (e.g. given 628 you say 628371 is divisible by 37 because you know that 6+3 = 2+7 = 8+1 = 9). The question asks you to explain the trick.
Sets of Four Numbers
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Sets of four numbers

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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There are ten children in Becky's group. Can you find a set of numbers for each of them? Are there any other sets?