Illustrative Mathematics
Numbers in a Multiplication Table
Identifying patterns is a crucial skill for all mathematicians, young and old. Explore the multiplication table with your class, using patterns and symmetry to teach about square numbers, prime numbers, and the commutative and identity...
Curated OER
Mathematical Treasure Hunt
The hunt is on! Young mathematicians follow clues and complete a series of ten math puzzles as they try to crack Dr. Integer's code and find the location of his hidden treasure.
Curated OER
Math Games for Skills and Concepts
A 27-page packet full of math games and activities builds on algebra, measurement, geometry, fractional, and graphing skills. Young mathematicians participate in math games collaboratively, promoting teamwork and skills practice.
Illustrative Mathematics
An Integer Identity
Challenge algebra learners to use the difference of cubes to solve this problem. Once your charges have taken out the factor (a - b), combined the like terms and set them equal to zero, the problem becomes a factorable quadratic...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Prime Factorization
Find a definition or prime numbers and prime factorization, as well as examples on how to find the prime factors of 12 and 147. Also, follow a link to a Prime Factorization Tool.
Amby Duncan-Carr
Prime Factorization: Amby's Resources
What is prime factorization? This site goes through a step-by step process explaining different ways to find the prime factorization.
Elias Saab
Math Drills: Prime Factorization Quiz
This site is an interactive quiz which provides students with a prime factorization problem. Students input their solution and have the program evaluate it. Hints are available if the student needs them, and explanations are provided...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Factors Galore C: Prime Factorization
In this activity, students use the calculator to find the prime factorization of a number.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Factoring Numbers
Visit Purplemath.com for a lesson on finding the prime factorization of numbers. Numerous examples are worked through step by step.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Graphing Calculator Practice Problems Number Theory
Practice using your graphing calculator for number theory problems, including prime factorization, greatest common factor, least common multiple, and scientific notation. If you get stumped or if you would like to check your work, then...
Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: Factoring Integers
This S.O.S. tutorial gives students a basic review of factoring integers. Follow the tutorial to refresh your skills involving the rules for factoring numbers. Contains practice problems with links to the answers.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: It's Greek to Me
Students learn Euclid's Method of finding the Greatest Common Factor of large numbers. They also review finding GCF using prime factorization and listing.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Factorize
This Shodor site gives a brief explanation of factorization, and it allows you "to find all of the factorizations of a given number and then draw the product as the area of a rectangle on a grid."
Wyzant
Wyzant: Prime Factors Calculator
Students input a number to be factored and the WyzAnt calculator does the rest. Limitations include the fact that numbers which are negative or which contain primes bigger than 541 cannot be handled.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Greatest Common Factor 2
Twenty-four problems present a variety of problems working with finding the greatest common factor and finding prime factorizations. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Mathworld: Polynomial Factorization
This site discusses factoring of polynomials, giving a general definition, and many links to satisfy unfamiliar terminology. There are however very few examples.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Funny Factorisation
Learning exercise deals with factors and factorization.
Other
Dan's Math: Basic Skills Topics
College professor Dan Bach offers a review of various basic topics in arithmetic, pre-algebra, and algebra. Order of operations, exponents, square roots, variables, and combining terms are just a few of the many topics covered.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Lcm & Gcf
Purplemath shows an easy and orderly way to determine the GCF and LCM of any two numbers. Even large numbers won't be a challenge with this method.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Factor an Integer
WebMath gives a calculator to give all the factors of a number. Drop down menu can select just prime factors of number entered. Also discusses the definition of a factor.
Other
Help With Fractions: The Greatest Common Factor
Two different methods of finding the greatest common factor are explained at this one page website. It is very easy to follow the step by step directions.