Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Prime Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains what Prime Numbers are and how to find them. Includes a list of primes under 200 and discusses the Sieve of Eratosthenes. This site has numerous links to other internet sources regarding prime numbers.
Activity
University of Utah

University of Utah: Prime Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of Eratosthenes' development of the system of prime numbers. Includes a Java program that demonstrates the sieve.
Interactive
Other

Sieve of Eratosthenes

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Named after the Greek Mathematician. This classic method of finding prime numbers is also great for teaching about factors and multiples. The visnos sieve allows for multi colored squares this allows identification of any numbers prime...
Article
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Eratosthenes of Cyrene

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives details of the accomplishments of Eratosthenes in the field of mathematics.
eBook
Mathigon

Mathigon: Math Foundations: Divisibility and Primes: Prime Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th
This lesson focuses on prime numbers, numbers that can only be divided by one and itself. It explains the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic and the Sieve of Eratosthenes. Includes practice activities.
Activity
Other

Eratosthenes' Prime Number Sieve

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Discover all the primes up to the number 400 by using this interactive table. Simply click on a number and its multiples disappear.
Activity
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Numeros Primos

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive unit explain what prime numbers are and how to find them. It also discuss the Sieve of Eratosthenes and the Mersenne number.
Article
Cuemath

Cuemath: Prime Numbers

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Learn about the history of prime numbers, properties of prime numbers, and easy methods to find prime numbers. Included are solved examples and interactive problems for review.
Activity
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: La Criba De Eratostenes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Reinforce your knowledge about prime and composite numbers. Geogebra plugin required.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Exploring Prime Numbers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Exploring Prime Numbers is a hands-on, minds-on math lesson that engages learners in the discovery of prime numbers through the construction of multiplication arrays. Students then extend on their background knowledge of multiples and...