Prime numbers

There are 52 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Prime numbers
Code Breaker
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Code breaker

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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This problem is based on a code using two different prime numbers less than 10. You'll need to multiply them together and shift the alphabet forwards by the result. Can you decipher the code?
Little Goldbach
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Little goldbach

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How many of the numbers 1 to 20 are not the sum of two primes?
A Biggy
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A biggy

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Find the smallest positive integer N such that N/2 is a perfect cube, N/3 is a perfect fifth power and N/5 is a perfect seventh power.
Just Repeat
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Just repeat

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Think of any three-digit number. Repeat the digits. The 6-digit number that you end up with is divisible by 91. Is this a coincidence?
Prime sequences
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Prime sequences

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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This group tasks allows you to search for arithmetic progressions in the prime numbers. How many of the challenges will you discover for yourself?
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?
Thirty Six Exactly
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Thirty six exactly

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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The number 12 = 2^2 × 3 has 6 factors. What is the smallest natural number with exactly 36 factors?
A Conversation Piece
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A conversation piece

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Take the number 6 469 693 230 and divide it by the first ten prime numbers and you'll find the most beautiful, most magic of all numbers. What is it?
Three Primes
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Three primes

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Weekly Problem 6 - 2010
Can you find three primes such that their product is exactly five times their sum? Do you think you have found all possibilities?
Swimming Pool Tiles
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Swimming pool tiles

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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This activity creates an opportunity to explore all kinds of number-related patterns.