The Power of Number and Place Value · Number and Operations
Factors, Multiples, and Primes
Identifying prime and composite numbers and using factor trees to decompose numbers.
Key Questions
- 1What makes a prime number different from all other numbers?
- 2How can knowing the factors of a number help us solve complex division problems?
- 3Why do some numbers have an odd number of factors while most have an even number?
NCCA Curriculum Specifications
NCCA: Primary - Number Theory
Class/Year: 5th Class
Subject: Mathematical Mastery: Exploring Patterns and Logic
Unit: The Power of Number and Place Value
Period: Number and Operations
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