Curated OER
Construction Square Fun
Students identify numbers as prime or composite and complete prime factorization of composite numbers.
Curated OER
Prime Factors
Fifth graders review the concept of prime factorization. Then, they use the rules for divisibility and other notions to find the prime factorization of unfamiliar numbers. They solve problems in a whole class setting.
Curated OER
Finding Prime Factors
In this finding prime factors worksheet, 6th graders read two strategies for finding prime factors, then practice using these methods by doing factor facts drills.
Curated OER
Super Factors
Students complete activity pages. In this factors lesson, students practice finding the factors of numbers. They discuss prime factors and prime factorization and learn how to complete a factor tree.
Curated OER
Rewrite by Factoring
In this factoring worksheet, 7th graders solve and complete 20 different problems that include rewriting the expression. They rewrite each expression shown by factoring. Students determine the common factors in each of its terms. Then,...
Curated OER
Prime Factors
In this prime factors worksheet, students solve and complete 20 different problems related to prime factors of various numbers. They determine the factors for each given number by multiplying various numbers together to get another number.
Curated OER
10-4 Practice: Factoring Differences of Squares
In this practice worksheet, learners factor the differences of squares and identify prime expressions. Polynomials contain one or more variables, with exponents. Students complete 42 problems. An answer key is provided.
Curated OER
Math: Am I Prime?
Seventh graders determine the difference between prime and composite numbers. On a Website, they discover a method to identify all the prime numbers up to 100 and also complete several online activities. Once they have discussed the...
Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: Factoring Integers
This S.O.S. tutorial gives students a basic review of factoring integers. Follow the tutorial to refresh your skills involving the rules for factoring numbers. Contains practice problems with links to the answers.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Prime Factors
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of prime factors. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check It" button and...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Mathworld: Prime Factorization
This site gives a wonderful explanation of prime factorization including a very helpful table in understanding prime decomposition. Look further down the page to get information on Gaussian primes.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pizza Toppings
This Cyberchase video features Bianca who uses Venn Diagrams to make a pizza that satisfies the topping preferences of her friends.
Amby Duncan-Carr
Prime Factorization: Amby's Resources
What is prime factorization? This site goes through a step-by step process explaining different ways to find the prime factorization.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Factorize
This Shodor site gives a brief explanation of factorization, and it allows you "to find all of the factorizations of a given number and then draw the product as the area of a rectangle on a grid."
Elias Saab
Math Drills: Prime Factorization Quiz
This site is an interactive quiz which provides students with a prime factorization problem. Students input their solution and have the program evaluate it. Hints are available if the student needs them, and explanations are provided...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Mathopolis: Practice Prime Factorization
A set of six multiple-choice questions practicing prime factorization. A help page is available for further study.
Math.com
Math.com: Greatest Common Factor/practice Calculator
A page which generates number pairs and allows the user to find and enter the GCF. Keeps a running tally of correct/incorrect answers and has links to in depth review, if needed.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Factor an Integer
WebMath gives a calculator to give all the factors of a number. Drop down menu can select just prime factors of number entered. Also discusses the definition of a factor.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: A Number as a Product of Its Prime Factors
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Write the prime factorization of given numbers.
Other
Help With Fractions: The Greatest Common Factor
Two different methods of finding the greatest common factor are explained at this one page website. It is very easy to follow the step by step directions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Prime Factorization
A practice quiz on the prime factorization of numbers. Includes hints.
Mathigon
Mathigon: Math Foundations: Divisibility and Prime: Greatest Common Factors
This lesson focuses on the greatest common factors it poses real situations and asks students answer them and then it provides more information and more exercises.
Homeschool Math
Homeschool Math: Prime Factorization
This site contains a free lesson on Prime Factorization in which students learn by doing practice problems.
Mathigon
Mathigon: Math Foundations: Divisibility and Primes: Prime Numbers
This lesson focuses on prime numbers, numbers that can only be divided by one and itself. It explains the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic and the Sieve of Eratosthenes. Includes practice activities.