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Factors, multiples and primes

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Factors, multiples and primes questions

Edexcel 1MA1 Factors, multiples and primes 79 questions

Paper 1 June 2025 Foundation tier, Question 19, also on the Higher paper 2 marks

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 54 and 120

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Paper 1 June 2025 Higher tier, Question 1, also on the Foundation paper 2 marks

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 54 and 120

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Paper 2 June 2025 Foundation tier, Question 20, also on the Higher paper 4 marks

(a)

Express 250 as a product of its prime factors.

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(b)

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 30 and 25

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Paper 2 June 2025 Higher tier, Question 1, also on the Foundation paper 4 marks

(a)

Express 250 as a product of its prime factors.

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(b)

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 30 and 25

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Paper 3 November 2024 Foundation tier, Question 16 4 marks

(a)

Write 126 as a product of its prime factors.

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(b)

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 126 and 210

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Paper 2 June 2024 Foundation tier, Question 21, also on the Higher paper 3 marks

(a)

Write 90 as a product of its prime factors.

A = 22maths symbol3 B = 2maths symbol32

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(b)

Write down the lowest common multiple (LCM) of A and B.

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Paper 2 June 2024 Higher tier, Question 2, also on the Foundation paper 3 marks

(a)

Write 90 as a product of its prime factors.

A = 22maths symbol3 B = 2maths symbol32

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(b)

Write down the lowest common multiple (LCM) of A and B.

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Paper 3 June 2024 Foundation tier, Question 8 3 marks

Aisha was born in 1993 There was an election in the year of Aisha’s 18th birthday. There is an election every 5 years. Will there be an election in 2030? You must show how you get your answer.

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Paper 3 June 2024 Foundation tier, Question 12 2 marks

Write down three prime numbers that are between 20 and 40

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Paper 3 June 2024 Foundation tier, Question 22, also on the Higher paper 2 marks

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 63 and 105

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Paper 3 June 2024 Higher tier, Question 1, also on the Foundation paper 2 marks

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 63 and 105

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Paper 1 November 2023 Foundation tier, Question 20, also on the Higher paper 4 marks

(a)

Write 156 as a product of its prime factors.

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(b)

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 156 and 130

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Paper 1 November 2023 Higher tier, Question 3, also on the Foundation paper 4 marks

(a)

Write 156 as a product of its prime factors.

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(b)

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 156 and 130

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Paper 3 November 2023 Foundation tier, Question 24, also on the Higher paper 3 marks

Ali buys packs of balloons and boxes of pencils. There are 30 balloons in each pack. There are 24 pencils in each box. Ali buys exactly the same number of balloons and pencils. Work out how many packs of balloons and how many boxes of pencils she could have bought. You must show all your working.

........ packs of balloons

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Paper 3 November 2023 Higher tier, Question 5, also on the Foundation paper 3 marks

Ali buys packs of balloons and boxes of pencils. There are 30 balloons in each pack. There are 24 pencils in each box. Ali buys exactly the same number of balloons and pencils. Work out how many packs of balloons and how many boxes of pencils she could have bought. You must show all your working.

........ packs of balloons

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Paper 3 November 2023 Higher tier, Question 16 3 marks

Zia has to set a 4‑digit security passcode on her phone. Each digit of the passcode is a number from 1 to 9 She can use each number more than once. Zia tells her friend Amber that the first digit is a cube number the second digit is a prime number the third digit is greater than 6 the fourth digit is an odd number. The diagram shows one possible 4‑digit passcode.

Figure for question 16

Amber is going to have one attempt at guessing Zia’s passcode. Work out the probability that Amber guesses Zia’s passcode on the first attempt.

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Paper 2 June 2023 Foundation tier, Question 5 1 mark

Here is a list of numbers. 20 40 60 80 100 One of these numbers is a multiple of 25 Which number?

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Paper 2 June 2023 Foundation tier, Question 21, also on the Higher paper 2 marks

Write 60 as a product of its prime factors.

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Paper 2 June 2023 Higher tier, Question 2, also on the Foundation paper 2 marks

Write 60 as a product of its prime factors.

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Paper 3 June 2023 Foundation tier, Question 24, also on the Higher paper 3 marks

A and B are numbers such that A = 22×34×7

Question 24, shown as an image
(a)

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of A and B.

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(b)

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of A and B.

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Paper 3 June 2023 Higher tier, Question 5, also on the Foundation paper 3 marks

A and B are numbers such that A = 22×34×7

Question 5, shown as an image
(a)

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of A and B.

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(b)

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of A and B.

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Paper 1 November 2022 Foundation tier, Question 19, also on the Higher paper 3 marks

Write 500 as a product of powers of its prime factors.

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Paper 1 November 2022 Higher tier, Question 1, also on the Foundation paper 3 marks

Write 500 as a product of powers of its prime factors.

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Paper 1 November 2022 Higher tier, Question 8 2 marks

Two numbers m and n are such that m is a multiple of 5 n is an even number the highest common factor (HCF) of m and n is 7 Write down a possible value for m and a possible value for n.

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Paper 3 November 2022 Foundation tier, Question 5 1 mark

Here is a list of numbers. 5 11 18 22 29 From the list, write down a multiple of 3

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Paper 1 June 2022 Foundation tier, Question 24, also on the Higher paper 2 marks

Write 124 as a product of its prime factors.

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Paper 1 June 2022 Higher tier, Question 2, also on the Foundation paper 2 marks

Write 124 as a product of its prime factors.

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Paper 2 June 2022 Foundation tier, Question 4 1 mark

Write down a 3 digit number that is a multiple of 5

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Paper 3 June 2022 Foundation tier, Question 21 2 marks

Work out the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 24 and 56

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Paper 2 November 2021 Foundation tier, Question 6 2 marks

Here is a list of whole numbers from 21 to 30 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

(a)

From the list, write down a square number.

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(b)

From the list, write down a multiple of 8

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Paper 2 November 2021 Foundation tier, Question 22, also on the Higher paper 4 marks

(a)

Find the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of 60 and 84

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(b)

Find the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of 24 and 40

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Paper 2 November 2021 Higher tier, Question 2, also on the Foundation paper 4 marks

(a)

Find the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of 60 and 84

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(b)

Find the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of 24 and 40

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Paper 1 November 2020 Foundation tier, Question 2 1 mark

Here is a list of numbers. 5 11 18 22 29 From the list, write down a multiple of 3

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Paper 2 November 2020 Foundation tier, Question 12 2 marks

Lucy uses a code to open a lock. The code is a letter followed by a 2-digit number. The letter is L or U. The number is a prime number between 20 and 30 Write down all the possibilities for Lucy’s code.

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Paper 2 November 2020 Foundation tier, Question 21, also on the Higher paper 4 marks

(a)

Write 84 as a product of its prime factors.

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(b)

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 60 and 84

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Paper 2 November 2020 Higher tier, Question 1, also on the Foundation paper 4 marks

(a)

Write 84 as a product of its prime factors.

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(b)

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 60 and 84

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Paper 3 November 2020 Higher tier, Question 20 1 mark

Here is a list of five numbers.

Question 20, shown as an image

Find the lowest common multiple of these five numbers.

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Paper 1 November 2019 Foundation tier, Question 20, also on the Higher paper 3 marks

Find the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of 108 and 120

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Paper 1 November 2019 Higher tier, Question 1, also on the Foundation paper 3 marks

Find the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of 108 and 120

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Paper 3 November 2019 Foundation tier, Question 4 1 mark

Here is a list of numbers.

7 8 15 16 18 22

Write down the number from the list that is a multiple of 6

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Paper 1 June 2019 Foundation tier, Question 24, also on the Higher paper 2 marks

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 72 and 90

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Paper 1 June 2019 Higher tier, Question 3, also on the Foundation paper 2 marks

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 72 and 90

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Paper 2 June 2019 Higher tier, Question 17 4 marks

There are some small cubes and some large cubes in a bag. The cubes are red or the cubes are yellow. The ratio of the number of small cubes to the number of large cubes is 4: 7 The ratio of the number of red cubes to the number of yellow cubes is 3: 5

(a)

Explain why the least possible number of cubes in the bag is 88

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(b)

All the small cubes are yellow.

Work out the least possible number of large yellow cubes in the bag.

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Paper 3 June 2019 Foundation tier, Question 13 2 marks

The first term of a sequence of numbers is 24 The term-to-term rule of this sequence is ‘add 8’ Josie says, “No number in this sequence is in the 5 times table.”

(a)

Give an example to show that Josie is wrong.

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(b)

Is 85 a number in this sequence? Give a reason for your answer.

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Paper 1 November 2018 Foundation tier, Question 3 1 mark

Here is a list of numbers.

3 5 7 12 15 18 20

From the list, write down a factor of 10

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Paper 3 November 2018 Foundation tier, Question 15 3 marks

Bert has 100 cards. There is a whole number from 1 to 100 on each card. No cards have the same number.

Bert puts a star on every card that has a multiple of 3 on it. He puts a circle on every card that has a multiple of 5 on it.

Work out how many cards have both a star and a circle on them.

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Paper 3 November 2018 Higher tier, Question 8 5 marks

Also involves Volume and surface area

The diagram shows a solid metal cuboid.

The areas of three of the faces are marked on the diagram. The lengths, in cm, of the edges of the cuboid are whole numbers.

Figure for question 8

The metal cuboid is melted and made into cubes. Each of the cubes has sides of length 2.5 cm.

Work out the greatest number of these cubes that can be made.

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Paper 1 June 2018 Foundation tier, Question 11 2 marks

Also involves Disproof by counter example

Write down an example to show that each of the following two statements is not correct.

(a)

The factors of an even number are always even.

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(b)

All the digits in odd numbers are odd.

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Paper 2 June 2018 Foundation tier, Question 6 3 marks

Margaret is thinking of a number. She says, “My number is odd. It is a factor of 36 and a multiple of 3”

There are two possible numbers Margaret can be thinking of.

Write down these two numbers.

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Paper 2 June 2018 Foundation tier, Question 10 3 marks

(a)

Write down all the prime numbers between 20 and 30

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(b)

Catherine says, “2 is the only even prime number.”

Is Catherine right? You must give a reason for your answer.

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Paper 2 June 2018 Foundation tier, Question 21, also on the Higher paper 3 marks

(a)

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 40 and 56

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(b)

A = 23maths symbol 3maths symbol 5
B = 22maths symbol 3maths symbol 52

Write down the highest common factor (HCF) of A and B.

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Paper 2 June 2018 Higher tier, Question 2, also on the Foundation paper 3 marks

(a)

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 40 and 56

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(b)

A = 23maths symbol 3maths symbol 5
B = 22maths symbol 3maths symbol 52

Write down the highest common factor (HCF) of A and B.

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Paper 3 June 2018 Higher tier, Question 10 3 marks

Here are three lamps.

Figure for question 10

Lamp A flashes every 20 seconds. Lamp B flashes every 45 seconds. Lamp C flashes every 120 seconds.

The three lamps start flashing at the same time.

How many times in one hour will the three lamps flash at the same time?

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Paper 1 November 2017 Foundation tier, Question 23, also on the Higher paper 2 marks

Write 36 as a product of its prime factors.

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Paper 1 November 2017 Higher tier, Question 1, also on the Foundation paper 2 marks

Write 36 as a product of its prime factors.

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Paper 2 November 2017 Foundation tier, Question 7 2 marks

Steve says,

“There are more prime numbers between 20 and 30 than there are between 10 and 20”

Is Steve right? You must show how you get your answer.

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Paper 2 November 2017 Foundation tier, Question 14 4 marks

a and b are odd numbers.

(a)

Give an example to show that the value of 2(a + b) is a multiple of 4

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(b)

Show that, when a and b are both odd numbers, the value of 2(a + b) will always be a multiple of 4

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Paper 3 November 2017 Foundation tier, Question 9 2 marks

Nidah writes down two different prime numbers.

She adds together her two numbers. Her answer is a square number less than 30

Find two prime numbers that Nidah could have written down.

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Paper 1 June 2017 Foundation tier, Question 22 2 marks

Express 56 as the product of its prime factors.

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