Factors and Multiples
Explore factors and multiples, find the values two numbers share and use them in packing and repeating problems.
Your child finds the factors of a number in pairs, starting at 1, and lists the multiples of a number by counting on in equal steps. Then your child finds the factors or multiples two numbers share, and decides which one a packing or repeating story needs: a common factor to share things out, a common multiple when totals must match. Read the study guide →
About this chapter
Primary 4 factors and multiples questions help your child distinguish numbers that divide an amount exactly from numbers reached by repeated multiplication. The chapter introduces common factors and common multiples, applies them to packing and repeating situations, then brings the ideas together in mixed practice. Your child learns to explain why a chosen number meets all the conditions.
Practise by question type: P4 common factors, P4 common multiples, P4 factors word problems and P4 factors and multiples revision.
The topics in Primary 4 Factors and Multiples
Primary 4 Factors and Multiples Study Guide
Factor ladders, two lists that line up, and a baker's buns that pack two ways. Four steps to tap through, five worked examples and a short check.
Start hereFactorsCommon factorsCommon multiplesPacking and repeatingOpen the study guide →