Students will find all factor pairs for a whole number. Students will determine multiples of a given number. Students will determine whether a number is prime or composite.
Lesson Objective
The lesson is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics – 4.OA.4 Operations and Algebraic Thinking - Find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1 - 100. Recognize that a whole number is a multiple of each of its factors. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1 - 100 is a multiple of a given one-digit number. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1 - 100 is prime or composite.
Materials Required
Calculator
Finding all Factor Pairs
Part A
Two numbers are called a factor pair of a number when the two numbers multiplied together give the number.
Find the factor pairs of 36.
Make a table to show the factor pairs for each number.
- 12
- 48
- 51
- 88
- 96
Part B
A multiple is any number that is the product of a given number.
You can find the multiples of a number by multiplying the number by 1, 2, 3, etc.
Find the first four multiples of 6. Multiply 6 by 1, by 2, by 3, by 4. The first four multiples of 6 are 6, 12, 18, 24.
- Find the first five multiples of 2.
- Find the first four multiples of 5.
- Find the first four multiples for 7.
- Find the first three multiples for 4.
- Find the first three multiples for 3.
Part C
A number is a composite number when the number has factor pairs other than 1 and itself.
A number is a prime number when the number has only one factor pair, 1 and itself.
Determine whether the number is composite or prime. Explain your answer.
- 49
- 53
- 11
- 33
- 17
Answers:
Part B
- 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
- 5, 10, 15, 20
- 7, 14, 21, 28
- 4, 8, 12
- 3, 6, 9
Part C
- 49 is composite because there are two factor pairs 1, 49 and 7, 7
- 53 is prime because the only factor pair is 1, 53
- 11 is prime because the only factor pair is 1, 11
- 33 is composite because there are two factor pairs 1, 33 and 3, 11
- 17 is prime because the only factor pair is 1, 17
Individual or Group Work:
Make a table to show the factor pairs for each number. Then determine whether the number is prime or composite.
- 7
- 56
- 22
- 13
- 81
Find the first four multiples for each number.
- 1
- 8
- 9
- 10
10. 12
Answers:
Make a table to show the factor pairs for each number. Then determine whether the number is prime or composite.
Find the first four multiples for each number.
- 1, 2, 3, 4
- 8, 16, 24, 32
- 9, 18, 27, 36
- 10, 20, 30, 40
- 12, 24, 36, 48
This post is part of the series: Mathematics Lesson Plan
This lesson plan covers Common Core math lessons for multiplicative comparisons, mutlistep word problems, factors, multiples and patterns.
