Prime numbers

There are 49 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Prime numbers
flow chart
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flow chart

Age
11 to 14
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The flow chart requires two numbers, M and N. Select several values for M and try to establish what the flow chart does.
Coins
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Coins

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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A man has 5 coins in his pocket. Given the clues, can you work out what the coins are?
Rarity
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Rarity

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Show that it is rare for a ratio of ratios to be rational.
Factors and Multiples Puzzle
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Factors and Multiples Puzzle

Age
11 to 14
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Using your knowledge of the properties of numbers, can you fill all the squares on the board?
There's always One isn't there
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There's always One isn't there

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Take any pair of numbers, say 9 and 14. Take the larger number, fourteen, and count up in 14s. Then divide each of those values by the 9, and look at the remainders.
Numbers as Shapes
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Numbers as Shapes

Age
5 to 7
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Use cubes to continue making the numbers from 7 to 20. Are they sticks, rectangles or squares?
Prime Order
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Prime Order

Age
11 to 14
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Weekly Problem 24 - 2006
How many of the rearrangements of the digits 1, 3 and 5 give prime numbers?
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?
Factor Trio
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Factor Trio

Age
11 to 14
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Which of the numbers shown is the product of exactly 3 distinct prime factors?
Stars
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Stars

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you work out what step size to take to ensure you visit all the dots on the circle?