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Product of Primes
Video 223 on www.corbettmaths.com
Workout
Question 1: Write each of these numbers as the product of their prime factors.
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 20 (d) 18 (e) 16 (f) 30 (g) 100
(h) 26 (i) 24 (j) 27 (k) 42 (l) 33 (m) 38 (n) 64
Question 2: Write each of these numbers as the product of their prime factors.
Give your answers in index form.
(a) 36 (b) 40 (c) 28 (d) 48 (e) 80 (f) 200 (g) 75
(h) 32 (i) 105 (j) 81 (k) 52 (l) 242 (m) 108 (n) 500
Question 3: Some numbers have been written as products of their prime factors.
Work out each number.
(a) 2 × 7 (b) 2 × 3 × 5 (c) 2 × 5 × 11 (d) 2 × 2 × 2 × 3
(e) 2² × 5 (f) 3 × 5² (g) 2³ × 3² (h) 3² × 11
(i) 5⁴ (j) 2⁴ × 5² (k) 3³ × 13 (l) 7 × 17²
Question 4: Write each of these numbers as the product of their prime factors.
(a) 9000 (b) 235 (c) 392 (d) 715 (e) 444 (f) 792 (g) 5625
Apply
Question 1: Using the fact that 12 = 2² × 3, write each of the following as the product of
prime factors in index form.
(a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 60 (d) 48 (e) 120 (f) 84
Question 2: Using the fact that 300 = 2² × 3 × 5², write each of the following as the product
of prime factors in index form.
(a) 600 (b) 150 (c) 900 (d) 3300 (e) 1500 (f) 2400
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Product of Primes
Video 223 on www.corbettmaths.com
Question 3: Ashley has completed his homework.
Can you spot any mistakes?
Question 4: (a) Write 980 as a product of prime factors.
Express your answer in index form.
(b) Find the lowest number by which 980 would need to be multiplied by
to give a square number.
Question 5: (a) Write 480 as a product of prime factors.
Express your answer in index form.
(b) Find the lowest number by which 480 would need to be multiplied by
to give a square number.
Question 6: (a) Write 2646 as a product of prime factors.
Express your answer in index form.
(b) Find the lowest number by which 2646 would need to be multiplied by
to give a cube number.
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