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Factors, multiples & primes

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Factors, multiples and primes questions

Edexcel 4MA1 Factors, multiples and primes 70 questions

Paper 1F June 2025 (R) Foundation tier, Question 16, also on the Higher paper 2 marks

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 45 and 70

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Paper 1H June 2025 (R) Higher tier, Question 1, also on the Foundation paper 2 marks

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 45 and 70

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Paper 2F June 2025 Foundation tier, Question 10 3 marks

Lui is asked to work out the value of 30 – 4 x when x = –5

Here is his working and his answer.

Question 10, shown as an image

Lui’s answer is wrong.

(a)

Explain what Lui has done wrong in his working.

Oni thinks of a number. She calls the number Y

Y is a positive, odd number and Y maths symbol 9

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(b)

Write down all the possible values of Y

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Paper 2F June 2025 (R) Foundation tier, Question 18 3 marks

Write 1400 as a product of powers of its prime factors. Show your working clearly.

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Paper 1F November 2024 Foundation tier, Question 23 2 marks

A maths symbol 23 maths symbol 54 maths symbol 7 maths symbol 11 B maths symbol 22 maths symbol 52 maths symbol 72 C maths symbol 22 maths symbol 53 maths symbol 74

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of A, B and C Write your answer as a product of prime factors.

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Paper 1F June 2024 (R) Foundation tier, Question 1 4 marks

Figure for question 1

From the numbers in the box, write down

(a)

an odd number

[1]
(b)

a multiple of 12

[1]
(c)

a prime number

[1]
(d)

a factor of 24

[1]
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Paper 1F June 2024 Foundation tier, Question 5 5 marks

Also involves The four operations

Here is a list of numbers.

2 8 9 18 24 28

(a)

From the numbers in the list, write down

(a)(i)

an odd number

[1]
(a)(ii)

a number that is a multiple of both 4 and 6

[1]
(a)(iii)

a cube number

[1]
(a)(iv)

a prime number

[1]
(b)

Work out the value of

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Paper 1F June 2024 Foundation tier, Question 18, also on the Higher paper 2 marks

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 72 and 108 Show your working clearly.

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

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 72 and 108 Show your working clearly.

[2]
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Paper 1H June 2024 (R) Higher tier, Question 11 4 marks

A maths symbol 25 maths symbol 5 maths symbol 72 B maths symbol 23 maths symbol 53 maths symbol 74

(a)

Write down the highest common factor (HCF) of 5A and 2B Give your answer as a product of prime factors.

A maths symbol 25 maths symbol 5 maths symbol 72 B maths symbol 23 maths symbol 53 maths symbol 74

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(b)

Work out the value of maths symbol ABmaths symbol2 Give your answer as a product of prime factors.

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Paper 2F June 2024 (R) Foundation tier, Question 17 3 marks

Write 1400 as a product of powers of its prime factors. Show your working clearly.

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Paper 1H November 2023 Higher tier, Question 7 2 marks

A maths symbol 53 maths symbol73 maths symbol116 and B maths symbol 56 maths symbol72 maths symbol114

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of A and B Give your answer as a product of powers of its prime factors.

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Paper 1F June 2023 (R) Foundation tier, Question 8 4 marks

(a)

Write down the prime number that lies between 90 and 100

[1]
(b)

Find the cube root of 79 507

[1]
(c)

Work out the value of 42 × 53

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Paper 1F June 2023 (R) Foundation tier, Question 17, also on the Higher paper 3 marks

Write 2250 as a product of powers of its prime factors. Show your working clearly.

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Paper 1F June 2023 Foundation tier, Question 23, also on the Higher paper 4 marks

(a)

Write 300 as a product of its prime factors. Show your working clearly.

A = 2 maths symbol 2 maths symbol 2 maths symbol 3 maths symbol 3 maths symbol 5

B = 2 maths symbol 2 maths symbol 3 maths symbol 3 maths symbol 3 maths symbol 5

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(b)

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 5A and 7B Show your working clearly.

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Paper 1H June 2023 (R) Higher tier, Question 1, also on the Foundation paper 3 marks

Write 2250 as a product of powers of its prime factors. Show your working clearly.

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Paper 1H June 2023 Higher tier, Question 8, also on the Foundation paper 4 marks

(a)

Write 300 as a product of its prime factors. Show your working clearly.

A = 2 maths symbol 2 maths symbol 2 maths symbol 3 maths symbol 3 maths symbol 5

B = 2 maths symbol 2 maths symbol 3 maths symbol 3 maths symbol 3 maths symbol 5

[2]
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(b)

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 5A and 7B Show your working clearly.

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Paper 2F June 2023 Foundation tier, Question 2 4 marks

Here is a list of numbers.

9 11 13 15 21 60

From the numbers in the list, write down

(a)

the even number

[1]
(b)

the square number

[1]
(c)

the multiple of 7

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(d)

the factor of 30

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Paper 1F January 2023 (R) Foundation tier, Question 1 5 marks

Here is a list of numbers.

2 8 14 15 16 18 20

From this list, write down

(a)

the odd number

[1]
(b)

the multiple of 6

[1]
(c)

the square number

[1]
(d)

the prime number

[1]
(e)

two numbers with a sum of 26

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Paper 1F January 2023 (R) Foundation tier, Question 6 3 marks

(a)

Write down all the factors of 10

[1]
(b)

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 18 and 60

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Paper 1F January 2023 Foundation tier, Question 12 4 marks

Question 12, shown as an image
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(b)

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 130 and 208 Show your working clearly.

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Paper 2F January 2023 Foundation tier, Question 1 4 marks

Also involves Place value and ordering numbers

Here are four cards. Each card has a number on it.

Figure for question 1

These four cards are arranged to make the number 5763

(a)

Arrange the four cards to make the smallest possible number.

Figure for question 1
[1]
(b)

Arrange the four cards to make the largest possible even number.

Figure for question 1
[1]
(c)

Arrange two of the cards to make a prime number.

Figure for question 1
[1]
(d)

Arrange two of the cards to make a multiple of 8

Figure for question 1
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Paper 2F January 2023 (R) Foundation tier, Question 21, also on the Higher paper 4 marks

(a)

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 200 and 420

A = 23 maths symbol 3 maths symbol 5 maths symbol72 B = 2 maths symbol 32 maths symbol 7 C = 3 maths symbol 52 maths symbol 11

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(b)

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of A, B and C Write your answer as a product of powers of prime factors.

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Paper 2H January 2023 (R) Higher tier, Question 7, also on the Foundation paper 4 marks

(a)

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 200 and 420

A = 23 maths symbol 3 maths symbol 5 maths symbol72 B = 2 maths symbol 32 maths symbol 7 C = 3 maths symbol 52 maths symbol 11

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(b)

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of A, B and C Write your answer as a product of powers of prime factors.

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Paper 1F June 2022 Foundation tier, Question 5 5 marks

Here is a list of numbers.

3 6 7 8 11 25 27

(a)

From the numbers in the list, write down

(a)(i)

an even number

[1]
(a)(ii)

a multiple of 9

[1]
(a)(iii)

a square number

[1]
(a)(iv)

a prime number

[1]
(b)

Use brackets to make the statement correct. You may use more than one pair of brackets in the statement.

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Paper 1F June 2022 Foundation tier, Question 18, also on the Higher paper 4 marks

(a)

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 56 and 84 Show your working clearly.

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(b)

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 60 and 72 Show your working clearly.

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Paper 1H June 2022 Higher tier, Question 3, also on the Foundation paper 4 marks

(a)

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 56 and 84 Show your working clearly.

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(b)

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 60 and 72 Show your working clearly.

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Paper 1H June 2022 (R) Higher tier, Question 12 3 marks

P = 33maths symbol52maths symbol7 Q = 32maths symbol5maths symbol72

(a)

Write down the highest common factor (HCF) of P and Q

P = 33maths symbol52maths symbol7 Q = 32maths symbol5maths symbol72

[1]
(b)

Work out the value of P3maths symbolQ Give your answer in the form 3xmaths symbol5ymaths symbol7z where x, y and z are positive integers.

[2]

Paper 2F June 2022 (R) Foundation tier, Question 19, also on the Higher paper 3 marks

Write 1200 as a product of powers of its prime factors. Show your working clearly.

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Paper 2H June 2022 (R) Higher tier, Question 2, also on the Foundation paper 3 marks

Write 1200 as a product of powers of its prime factors. Show your working clearly.

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Paper 1F January 2022 (R) Foundation tier, Question 1 5 marks

Figure for question 1
(a)

From the numbers in the box, write down

(a)(i)

an even number

[1]
(a)(ii)

a multiple of 9

[1]
(a)(iii)

a prime number

Here are four cards. Each card has a number on it. The four cards are arranged to make the number 7358

Figure for question 1
[1]
(b)(i)

Show how the four cards can be arranged to make the smallest number using all four cards.

Figure for question 1
[1]
(b)(ii)

Show how the four cards can be arranged to make a correct calculation below.

Figure for question 1
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Paper 1F January 2022 (R) Foundation tier, Question 20 4 marks

Also involves Indices

(a)

Work out the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 36 and 120

A = 52 maths symbol 74 maths symbol 11p B = 5m maths symbol 7n–5 maths symbol 11

m, n and p are integers such that m maths symbol 2 n maths symbol 10 p maths symbol 1

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(b)

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of A and B Give your answer as a product of powers of its prime factors.

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Paper 2F January 2022 (R) Foundation tier, Question 5 5 marks

Question 5, shown as an image
[1]
Question 5, shown as an image

Here are four fractions.

When written as a decimal, one of these fractions will give a terminating decimal.

[1]
(c)

Write down the fraction.

[1]
(d)

Write fraction as a mixed number in its simplest form.

Here is a list of four words that can be used to describe numbers.

Figure for question 5
[1]
(e)

Use the word from the list to complete the sentence below correctly.

Question 5, shown as an image
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Paper 2H January 2022 Higher tier, Question 7 3 marks

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 28, 42 and 63 Show your working clearly.

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Paper 2H January 2022 Higher tier, Question 18 3 marks

Prove that when the sum of the squares of any two consecutive odd numbers is divided by 8, the remainder is always 2 Show clear algebraic working.

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Paper 1F November 2021 Foundation tier, Question 19 3 marks

19Write 3.6 maths symbol 103 as a product of powers of its prime factors. Show your working clearly.

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Paper 1H November 2021 Higher tier, Question 7 3 marks

Write 3.6 maths symbol 103 as a product of powers of its prime factors. Show your working clearly.

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Paper 1F January 2021 Foundation tier, Question 5 4 marks

Also involves The nth term

A sequence of shapes is made by shading squares on a square grid.

Figure for question 5
(a)

On the grid, draw Shape number 4

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(b)

Complete the table.

Shape number12345
Number of shaded squares5913
[1]
(c)

Find the number of shaded squares in Shape number 8

[1]
(d)

Explain why no shape in the sequence is made by shading exactly 50 squares.

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Paper 1F January 2021 Foundation tier, Question 20, also on the Higher paper 2 marks

E = {20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29}

A = {odd numbers} B = {multiples of 3}

List the members of the set

(i)

A maths symbol B

[1]
(ii)

A maths symbol B

[1]

Paper 1F January 2021 (R) Foundation tier, Question 24, also on the Higher paper 4 marks

A = 28maths symbol35maths symbol114 B = 26maths symbol3maths symbol118

(a)

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

[2]
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(b)

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 2A and 3B. Give the LCM as a product of powers of its prime factors.

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Paper 1H January 2021 Higher tier, Question 4, also on the Foundation paper 2 marks

E = {20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29}

A = {odd numbers} B = {multiples of 3}

List the members of the set

(i)

A maths symbol B

[1]
(ii)

A maths symbol B

[1]

Paper 1H January 2021 (R) Higher tier, Question 9, also on the Foundation paper 4 marks

A = 28×35×114 B = 26×3maths symbol118

(a)

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

[2]
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(b)

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 2A and 3B. Give the LCM as a product of powers of its prime factors.

[2]
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Paper 2F January 2021 Foundation tier, Question 1 5 marks

Here is a list of numbers in a box.

Figure for question 1

From the numbers in the list, write down

(a)

a multiple of 11

[1]
(b)

a factor of 30

[1]
(c)

a square number

[1]
(d)

a prime number

[1]
(e)

two numbers whose sum is 84

[1]
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Paper 2F January 2021 Foundation tier, Question 23 2 marks

A = 23maths symbol32 maths symbol52maths symbol11

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of A and B. Give your answer as a product of powers of prime numbers.

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Paper 2H January 2021 (R) Higher tier, Question 15 4 marks

Prove algebraically that the product of any two odd numbers is always an odd number.

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Paper 1F November 2020 Foundation tier, Question 23, also on the Higher paper 3 marks

Also involves Indices

A = 2 maths symbol 343 B = 16 maths symbol 337

(a)

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

[1]
(b)

Express the number A maths symbol B as a product of powers of its prime factors. Give your answer in its simplest form.

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Paper 1H November 2020 Higher tier, Question 10, also on the Foundation paper 3 marks

Also involves Indices

A = 2 maths symbol 343 B = 16 maths symbol 337

(a)

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

[1]
(b)

Express the number A maths symbol B as a product of powers of its prime factors. Give your answer in its simplest form.

[2]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 10(b)

Paper 2F November 2020 Foundation tier, Question 1 4 marks

Here is a list of numbers.

Figure for question 1

From this list, write down

(a)

an even number

[1]
(b)

a multiple of 3

[1]
(c)

a prime number

[1]
(d)

a cube number

[1]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 1(d)

Paper 2F November 2020 Foundation tier, Question 12 3 marks

(a)

Write down all the factors of 9

[1]
(b)

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 15 and 70

[2]
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Paper 2F November 2020 (R) Foundation tier, Question 15 3 marks

Write 880 as a product of powers of its prime factors. Show your working clearly.

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Paper 1F January 2020 (R) Foundation tier, Question 1 3 marks

Figure for question 1
(a)

Write down the largest possible four digit number using all the digits that are in the box.

Figure for question 1

From the numbers in the circle, write down

[1]
(b)

a multiple of 6

[1]
(c)

a prime number

[1]
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Paper 1F January 2020 Foundation tier, Question 15 4 marks

(a)

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 28 and 70

[2]
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(b)

Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 28 and 105

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Paper 2F January 2020 (R) Foundation tier, Question 1 5 marks

(a)

Write in figures the number seventy thousand, two hundred and sixteen.

[1]
(b)

Write down a common factor of 20 and 30

[1]
(c)

Write down a square number that is between 20 and 40

[1]
(d)

Find the cube root of 3375

[1]
(e)

Write brackets in the following calculation so that the answer is correct.

42 – 6 ÷ 6 – 3 = 40

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Paper 2F January 2020 Foundation tier, Question 1 3 marks

Here is a list of numbers 13 14 18 23 30 36 From the numbers in the list, write down

(i)

an odd number

[1]
(ii)

the multiple of 4

[1]
(iii)

the factor of 28

[1]
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Paper 2F January 2020 (R) Foundation tier, Question 12 6 marks

(a)

Simplify k + k + k + k

Question 12, shown as an image
[1]
(b)(i)

Write f as a single power of 9

[1]
(b)(ii)

Write f as a single power of 3

[1]
(c)

Write 517 maths symbol52 as a single power of 5

[1]
(d)

Write 800 as a product of its prime factors. Show your working clearly.

[2]
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Paper 2F January 2020 Foundation tier, Question 16 3 marks

E = {10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20}

A = {multiples of 5} B = {even numbers}

Complete the Venn diagram for this information.

Figure for question 16
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Paper 2H January 2020 (R) Higher tier, Question 1 3 marks

(a)

Write 517 maths symbol52 as a single power of 5

[1]
(b)

Write 800 as a product of its prime factors. Show your working clearly.

[2]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 1(b)

Paper 1F June 2019 Foundation tier, Question 1 4 marks

Figure for question 1

From the numbers in the box, write down

(a)

an odd number

[1]
(b)

a multiple of 12

[1]
(c)

a square number

[1]
(d)

a prime number

[1]
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Paper 1F June 2019 Foundation tier, Question 14 4 marks

(a)

Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 40 and 64

[2]
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(b)

A = 2n × 3 × 5m

Write 8 A as a product of powers of its prime factors.

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Paper 1H June 2019 (R) Higher tier, Question 3 3 marks

E = {11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20} A = {even numbers} B = {multiples of 3}

List the members of the set

(i)

A maths symbol B

[1]
(ii)

A maths symbol B

[1]
(iii)

A މ

[1]
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Paper 1H June 2019 (R) Higher tier, Question 5 4 marks

(a)

Write 720 as a product of its prime factors. Show your working clearly.

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(b)

Find the smallest whole number that 720 can be multiplied by to give a square number.

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Paper 2H June 2019 (R) Higher tier, Question 8 4 marks

A = 32 maths symbol 54 maths symbol 7 B = 34 maths symbol 53 maths symbol 7 maths symbol 11

(a)

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

[2]
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(b)

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

[2]
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Paper 1F June 2018 Foundation tier, Question 10 4 marks

(a)

Find the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of 12 and 20

[2]
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(b)

Find the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of 24 and 56

[2]
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Paper 1H June 2018 (R) Higher tier, Question 5 2 marks

Also involves Disproof by counter example

E = n2 + n + 5

Ali thinks that the value of E will be a prime number for any whole number value of n.

Is Ali correct? You must give a reason for your answer.

[2]
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Paper 1H June 2018 Higher tier, Question 8 4 marks

A = 35maths symbol 5 maths symbol 73 B = 23maths symbol 3 maths symbol 74

(a)(i)

Find the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of A and B.

[1]
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(a)(ii)

Find the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of A and B.

[1]
(b)

A = 35maths symbol 5 maths symbol 73 B = 23maths symbol 3 maths symbol 74 C = 2pmaths symbol 5qmaths symbol 7U

Given that the HCF of B and C is 23maths symbol 7 the LCM of A and C is 24maths symbol 35maths symbol 52 maths symbol 73

find the value of p, the value of q and the value of U.

[2]
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Paper 2F June 2018 Foundation tier, Question 5 3 marks

(a)

Write down a multiple of 8 that is between 20 and 50

[1]
(b)

There is only one prime number that is an even number.

Write down this number.

[1]
(c)

Shreya says that 57 is a prime number.

Is Shreya correct? Give a reason for your answer.

[1]
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Paper 2F June 2018 (R) Foundation tier, Question 6 4 marks

Also involves Place value and ordering numbers

(a)

Write 1782 correct to the nearest hundred.

[1]
(b)

Write the number thirty two thousand and forty five in figures.

[1]
(c)

Billy works out the answer to 2 + 5 maths symbol 7 He says that the answer is 49

Billy is not correct as the answer should be 37

Explain what Billy has done wrong.

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(d)

Chen says,

“A prime number added to an even number always gives an odd number.”

Give an example to show that Chen is not correct.

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