Factors and multiples

On the planet Vuv there are two sorts of creatures. The Zios have 3 legs and the Zepts have 7 legs. The great planetary explorer Nico counted 52 legs. How many Zios and how many Zepts were there?

Can you work out how many lengths I swim each day?

Can you work out what a ziffle is on the planet Zargon?

56 406 is the product of two consecutive numbers. What are these two numbers?

On a farm there were some hens and sheep. Altogether there were 8 heads and 22 feet. How many hens were there?

What is the remainder when 2^2002 is divided by 7? What happens with different powers of 2?

Can you produce convincing arguments that a selection of statements about numbers are true?

When the number x 1 x x x is multiplied by 417 this gives the answer 9 x x x 0 5 7. Find the missing digits, each of which is represented by an "x" .

115^2 = (110 x 120) + 25, that is 13225 895^2 = (890 x 900) + 25, that is 801025 Can you explain what is happening and generalise?

How many numbers less than 1000 are NOT divisible by either: a) 2 or 5; or b) 2, 5 or 7?