Factors and multiples

There are 243 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Factors and multiples
Summing Consecutive Numbers
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Summing Consecutive Numbers

Age
11 to 14
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15 = 7 + 8 and 10 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4. Can you say which numbers can be expressed as the sum of two or more consecutive integers?
Filling the gaps
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Filling the gaps

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Which numbers can we write as a sum of square numbers?
Factor track
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Factor track

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Factor track is not a race but a game of skill. The idea is to go round the track in as few moves as possible, keeping to the rules.
Sieve of Eratosthenes
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Sieve of Eratosthenes

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Follow this recipe for sieving numbers and see what interesting patterns emerge.
Alison's quilt
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Alison's quilt

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Nine squares are fitted together to form a rectangle. Can you find its dimensions?
Number Families
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Number Families

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How many different number families can you find?
Give me four clues
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Give me four clues

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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There are eight clues to help you find the mystery number on the grid. Four of them are helpful but the other four aren't! Can you sort out the clues and find the number?
Which is quicker?
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Which is quicker?

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Which is quicker, counting up to 30 in ones or counting up to 300 in tens? Why?
What numbers can we make?
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What numbers can we make?

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Imagine we have four bags containing a large number of 1s, 4s, 7s and 10s. What numbers can we make?
missing multipliers
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Missing Multipliers

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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What is the smallest number of answers you need to reveal in order to work out the missing headers?