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M-NUM-012Foundation & HigherReview: Pending

Find a prime factor decomposition

Number · Factors and multiples (T-NUM-003)

v1 mapping, pending teacher review. Only AQA and Edexcel are mapped so far. The first 3 pilot worksheets and their worked answers are available; remaining worksheets are coming soon. All videos are still coming soon.

Retrieval
Prime recognition
Fluency
Use factor trees and index notation
Reasoning
Explain why a proposed HCF or LCM is incorrect.
Application
Identify a number from its prime factors
Common misconception
Factors and multiples are different; 1 is not prime.

Video brief

Model how to find a prime factor decomposition. Explain each step; pause for a matching shadow question.

Planned video: V-NUM-012 · Video coming soon

Worksheets

Worksheets coming soon

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