Curated OER
How Do You Find the Cube Root of a Perfect Cube?
Introduce your class to cube roots! You can show them this video, in which an instructor demonstrates how to find the cube root of a perfect cube. While this video is clear and well-made, it is appropriate only for more advanced learners...
Math Playground
What is Prime Factorization?
A teacher describes how to find the prime factors of 525. She starts by describing how to use a factor tree to describe the factors of a number. Next, she uses increasingly difficult examples to illustrate this concept.
Khan Academy
MTEL Math Practice Test: 12-15
This video discusses prime factorization and prime or natural numbers. Sal shows viewers how to solve these problems and one with expressions representing a given volume.
Curated OER
How Do You Simplify an Algebraic Fraction by Canceling Common Factors?
Use prime factorization to simplify this algebraic fraction. When the factorization is done then cancel out all values in which a value from the numerator and a value from the denominator equal 1. And what is left over is then the...
Curated OER
How Do You Find the Least Common Multiple by Multiplying Common Factors?
Don't get Least Common Multiple mixed up with Greatest Common Factor, it's easy to do. Use the prime factor tree to find the prime factorization of each of the terms given. This is where it gets tricky figuring out the LCM, so watch this...
Curated OER
How Do You Find a Common Denominator and a Least Common Denominator?
Finding a common denominator is as easy as multiplying all the denominators together. But often, the resulting number is quite large and that's not fun. So try to find the least common denominator. How? Factoring! Check out this video...
Curated OER
How Do You Find the Cube Root of a Perfect Cube?
Introduce your class to cube roots! You can show them this video, in which an instructor demonstrates how to find the cube root of a perfect cube. While this video is clear and well-made, it is appropriate only for more advanced learners...
Curated OER
How Do You Find the Least Common Multiple of Monomials?
Looking for the least common multiple, not the greatest common factor. It's so easy to mix these up. It may seem a little confusing at first because there are variables and exponents in the monomial examples. Watch this video and get...
Curated OER
Constructing a Factor Tree
The instructor uses a diagram of a tree to work on to show how to do prime factorization. This is a short and to the point video.
Virtual Nerd
Virtual Nerd: How Do You Factor a Greatest Common Factor Out of an Expression
Knowing how to find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) is crucial to solving an equation or simplifying an expression. Review for the SAT by watching this tutorial that walks you through the process. [4:57]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arithmetic and Pre Algebra: Prime Factorization
This video shows how to find the prime factorization of a two-digit number and write the answer in exponential notation. Practice problems available. Practice problems are available. [4:09]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arithmetic and Pre Algebra: Common Divisibility Examples
This video shows how to determine the prime factorization of a number to determine divisibility. Practice problems are available. [8:13]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arithmetic and Pre Algebra: Comparing Fractions 2
This video shows how to compare two fractions using a several methods. Practice problems are available. [7:08]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Simplifying Radicals With Prime Factorization
This video tutorial demonstrates how to simplify radicals using prime factorization. The lesson includes detailed examples. There is also a self-assessment for learners to check themselves. Video
Math Playground
Math Playground: How Do You Reduce Fractions?
This video illustrates how to reduce or simplify a fraction.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Prime Factorization Exercise
Demonstrates how to find the prime factors of whole numbers. [3:49]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Prime Factorization: Prime Factorization
This video shows how to find the prime factorization of a two-digit number and write the answer in exponential notation.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Prime Factorization: Common Divisibility Examples
This video shows how to determine the prime factorization of a number to determine divisibility.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Simplfying Radicals With Prime Factorization
Students learn how to simplify radicals using prime factorization. The mathematics concept is explored through this video lesson. Video
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Find the Gcf and Lcm Using Prime Factorization
In this lesson, you will learn how to find the GCF and LCM of two whole numbers by using their prime factors. [4:40]
Study Pug
Study Pug: Least Common Multiple (Lcm)
Video tutorial uses the "cake method" to find the least common multiple.[1:24]
Loyola University Chicago
Math Flix: Table of Factors
This QuickTime movie provides an opportunity to identify factors and with that information identify prime numbers. As you watch and listen to the teacher and student interact it helps clarify the thinking behind applying this concept.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Different Representations of Monomials
This video lesson demonstrates how to break down a monomial using prime factorization. Students can check their understanding with an assessment.