1.3.3
Prime Numbers
Prime Numbers
Prime Numbers
A prime number only has 2 factors. The factors of a prime number are 1 and the prime number itself.


2 is a prime number
2 is a prime number
- The factors of 2 are 1 and 2.
- 2 is a prime number because it only has 2 factors.


3 is a prime number
3 is a prime number
- The factors of 3 are 1 and 3.
- 3 is a prime number because it only has 2 factors.


4 is NOT a prime number
4 is NOT a prime number
- The factors of 4 are 1, 2 and 4.
- 4 is NOT a prime number because it has more than 2 factors.
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Prime numbers up to 20
Prime numbers up to 20
- There are both big and small prime numbers.
- The prime numbers below 20 are shown here.
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Prime numbers up to 20
Prime numbers up to 20
- Notice that all of the prime numbers are odd numbers except the number 2.
- All of the prime numbers are odd (apart from 2) because even numbers are in the 2 times table (and so have more than 2 factors).
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8.1Problem Solving
8.2Unit Conversion
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8.4Angles
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2.2Perimeter & Area
2.3Time
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3.1Properties of 3D Shapes
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5.3Mental Maths
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6.2Percentages
6.3Scale
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8.2Unit Conversion
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8.4Angles
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