Free Grade 3 Introducing Multiples Essentials Quizzes
Free Grade 3 quizzes for Introducing Multiples Essentials: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. Factors divide a number exactly; multiples are in its times table. The HCF is the biggest shared factor, the LCM the smallest shared multiple.
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15 min
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Prerequisites
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How Introducing Multiples Essentials works
Factors divide a number exactly; multiples are in its times table. The HCF is the biggest shared factor, the LCM the smallest shared multiple.
12 practice questions
Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.
- 1.List all the factors of 24.[1]
- 2.List all the factors of 18.[1]
- 3.List all the factors of 28.[1]
- 4.List all the factors of 36.[1]
- 5.Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 54 and 63.[2]
- 6.Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 21 and 14.[2]
- 7.Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 16 and 24.[2]
- 8.Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 24 and 8.[2]
- 9.Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 25 and 20.[3]
- 10.Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 42 and 14.[3]
- 11.Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 6 and 21.[3]
- 12.Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 35 and 35.[3]
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1. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
Find factor pairs that multiply to 24. 1 × 24 2 × 12 3 × 8 4 × 6
2. 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18
Find factor pairs that multiply to 18. 1 × 18 2 × 9 3 × 6
3. 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28
Find factor pairs that multiply to 28. 1 × 28 2 × 14 4 × 7
4. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36
Find factor pairs that multiply to 36. 1 × 36 2 × 18 3 × 12 4 × 9 6 × 6
5. 9
List factors of 54 and 63. The largest factor they share is 9.
6. 7
List factors of 21 and 14. The largest factor they share is 7.
7. 8
List factors of 16 and 24. The largest factor they share is 8.
8. 8
List factors of 24 and 8. The largest factor they share is 8.
9. 100
HCF(25, 20) = 5. LCM = 25 × 20 ÷ 5 = 100.
10. 42
HCF(42, 14) = 14. LCM = 42 × 14 ÷ 14 = 42.
11. 42
HCF(6, 21) = 3. LCM = 6 × 21 ÷ 3 = 42.
12. 35
List factors of 35 and 35. The largest factor they share is 35.
Worked examples
List all the factors of 12.
- Find factor pairs that multiply to 12.
- 1 × 12
- 2 × 6
- 3 × 4
- Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 32 and 48.
- List factors of 32 and 48.
- The largest factor they share is 16.
- Answer: 16
Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 14 and 4.
- HCF(14, 4) = 2.
- LCM = 14 × 4 ÷ 2 = 28.
- Answer: 28
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Common mistakes
What learners typically get wrong, and how to fix it.
Mixes up factors and multiples.
Correction: Factors are Few (they fit inside), multiples are Many (they go on forever).
Misses factor pairs.
Correction: Work through 1, 2, 3… in order until the pairs meet.
Teacher tips
- · Use factor rainbows to show pairs.
Parent tips
- · Ask how many ways 24 sweets can be put into equal bags.
Real-life applications
- · Arranging chairs in equal rows, syncing bus timetables (LCM).
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