Prime Numbers and Prime Factorization

Clarify prime numbers, composite numbers, and prime factorization with this learning exercise. After looking over definitions, working through prime numbers, and making composite numbers, learners are introduced to prime factorization and the Sieve of Eratosthenes. This resource includes a homework assignment in which mathematicians respond to 7 short answer questions that ask them to solve, identify, and explain mathematical concepts in their own words.