Prime Numbers and Prime Factors​

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

1. understand the concept of prime numbers and their significance in number theory;
2. identify prime numbers and non-prime (composite) numbers;
3. find the prime factors of a given number and use prime factorization.

Curriculum Alignment: Key Stage 3: Number

• Use the concepts and vocabulary of prime numbers, factors (or divisors), multiples, common factors, common multiples, highest common factor, lowest common multiple, prime factorisation, including using product notation and the unique factorisation property.