The Power of Number Systems · Number and Algebra

Prime and Composite Properties

Identifying and categorizing numbers based on their factor pairs and divisibility rules.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why is the number 1 neither prime nor composite?
  2. 2How can prime factorization help us find the greatest common factor of two numbers?
  3. 3In what ways do prime numbers act as the building blocks for all other whole numbers?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9M6N01
Year: Year 6
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: The Power of Number Systems
Period: Number and Algebra

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