Australian Curriculum Mathematics test Use a factor tree to find the prime factors of each number and then

a factor tree to find the prime factors of each number and then write the number
Year 7 Number and Algebra: as a product of its prime factors (using index notation).
INDEX NOTATION AND PRODUCTS OF POWERS
15 36 18 108
Write in index form:

1 7×7×7×7×7×7

Write in expanded form:

2 35

3 24 × 53
36 = 108 =
Which is equivalent to 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 2 × 3 × 2 × 5 × 3? Shade in the bubble.

4
22 × 33 × 54 24 × 32 × 53 23 × 34 × 52 24 × 33 × 52
16 40 19 144
Find the value of:

5 25

6 34

7 23 × 32

8 52 × 11 40 = 144 =

9 3 × 5 × 72

10 22 × 32 × 5
17 48 20 900

Which is NOT prime? Shade in the bubble.

11 2 5 7 9

Which of these numbers is prime? Shade in the bubble.

12 21 23 25 27

What is 24 as a product of its prime factors? Shade the bubble.

48 = 900 =
13
23 × 3 2 × 33 22 × 32 23 × 32

What is 60 as a product of its prime factors? Shade the bubble. Check your score for the test

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3 × 4 × 5 22 × 3 × 5 2 × 32 × 5 2 × 3 × 52 Basic level 1 – 9 Intermediate level 10 – 16 Advanced level 17 – 20

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Use a factor tree to find the prime factors of each number and then write the number
Australian Curriculum Mathematics test
as a product of its prime factors (using index notation).
Year 7 Number and Algebra:
INDEX NOTATION AND PRODUCTS OF POWERS
15 36 18 108
Write in index form:
4 9 9 12
1
7×7×7×7×7×7 76
2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4
Write in expanded form:
2 2
2 5
3 3×3×3×3×3

3 24 × 53 2 × 2 × 2× 2 × 5 × 5 × 5
36 = 22 × 32 108 = 22 × 33
Which is equivalent to 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 2 × 3 × 2 × 5 × 3? Shade in the bubble.

4
22 × 33 × 54 24 × 32 × 53 23 × 34 × 52 24 × 33 × 52
16 40 19 144
Find the value of:
4 10 12 12
5 5
2 32
2 2 2 5 3 4 3 4
6 34 81 2 2 2 2

7 23 × 32 72

8 52 × 11 275 40 = 23 × 5 144 = 24 × 32

9 3 × 5 × 72 735

10 22 × 32 × 5 180
17 48 20 900

Which is NOT prime? Shade in the bubble. 6 8 9 100

11 2 5 7 9 2 3 2 4 3 3 2 50

2 2 2 25
Which of these numbers is prime? Shade in the bubble.
5 5
12 21 23 25 27

What is 24 as a product of its prime factors? Shade the bubble.

3 3 2 2 3 2
48 = 24 × 3 900 = 22 × 32 × 52
13 2 × 3 2×3 2 ×3 2 ×3

The factor trees are not unique. There are different ways to do the factorisations and get the same results

What is 60 as a product of its prime factors? Shade the bubble. Check your score for the test

14
3 × 4 × 5 22 × 3 × 5 2 × 32 × 5 2 × 3 × 52 Basic level 1 – 9 Intermediate level 10 – 16 Advanced level 17 – 20

© 2012 Pascal Press