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Free Grade 3 quizzes for Prime Numbers in Context: 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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Free

Difficulty

Higher

Estimated time

25 min

Total marks

24

Learning objectives

Every objective is checkable, and each one maps to an activity and an assessment.

  • UnderstandExplain prime numbers in context

    Explain prime numbers in context accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • ApplyCalculate prime numbers in context

    Calculate prime numbers in context accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • AnalyseCompare prime numbers in context

    Compare prime numbers in context accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • EvaluateJustify prime numbers in context

    Justify prime numbers in context accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

Prerequisites

Close these gaps first — each has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.

How Prime Numbers in Context 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.

Key wordsfactormultipleprimeHCFLCM

12 practice questions

Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.

  1. 1.List all the factors of 12.[1]
  2. 2.List all the factors of 30.[1]
  3. 3.List all the factors of 28.[1]
  4. 4.List all the factors of 18.[1]
  5. 5.Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 16 and 32.[2]
  6. 6.Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 14 and 21.[2]
  7. 7.Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 28 and 28.[2]
  8. 8.Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 28 and 24.[2]
  9. 9.Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 63 and 27.[3]
  10. 10.Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 56 and 32.[3]
  11. 11.Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 56 and 40.[3]
  12. 12.Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 49 and 42.[3]
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  1. 1. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12

    Find factor pairs that multiply to 12. 1 × 12 2 × 6 3 × 4

  2. 2. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30

    Find factor pairs that multiply to 30. 1 × 30 2 × 15 3 × 10 5 × 6

  3. 3. 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28

    Find factor pairs that multiply to 28. 1 × 28 2 × 14 4 × 7

  4. 4. 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18

    Find factor pairs that multiply to 18. 1 × 18 2 × 9 3 × 6

  5. 5. 16

    List factors of 16 and 32. The largest factor they share is 16.

  6. 6. 7

    List factors of 14 and 21. The largest factor they share is 7.

  7. 7. 28

    List factors of 28 and 28. The largest factor they share is 28.

  8. 8. 4

    List factors of 28 and 24. The largest factor they share is 4.

  9. 9. 189

    HCF(63, 27) = 9. LCM = 63 × 27 ÷ 9 = 189.

  10. 10. 224

    HCF(56, 32) = 8. LCM = 56 × 32 ÷ 8 = 224.

  11. 11. 280

    HCF(56, 40) = 8. LCM = 56 × 40 ÷ 8 = 280.

  12. 12. 294

    HCF(49, 42) = 7. LCM = 49 × 42 ÷ 7 = 294.

Worked examples

Easy example

List all the factors of 40.

  1. Find factor pairs that multiply to 40.
  2. 1 × 40
  3. 2 × 20
  4. 4 × 10
  5. 5 × 8
  6. Answer: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40
Medium example

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 20 and 15.

  1. List factors of 20 and 15.
  2. The largest factor they share is 5.
  3. Answer: 5
Hard example

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 30 and 35.

  1. HCF(30, 35) = 5.
  2. LCM = 30 × 35 ÷ 5 = 210.
  3. Answer: 210

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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).

Assessment objectives

How mastery is evidenced, and which standards it maps to.

OCR OCR-361.1 — Mapped statement covering Prime Numbers in Context.CAMBRIDGE CAM-871.2 — Mapped statement covering Prime Numbers in Context.

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What should a learner already know before this?
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What comes next after Prime Numbers in Context?
Move on to Factors, Multiples, Prime Factorisation, HCF, which build directly on this idea.

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