FLASKBACK FORM 1 FACTORS

3. List all the prime factors of 72.

4. Express 60 in the form of prime factorisation.

5. List all the prime factors of each of the following numbers.

(a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 58 (d) 99

6. Express each of the following numbers in the form of prime

factorisation.
(a) 42 (b) 96 (c) 120 (d) 135

7. List all the common factors of 20, 44, 56 and 64.

8. Determine the highest common factor of
(a) 18 and 24 (b) 36, 60 and 72 (c) 48, 64 and 80

9. The Boy Scouts of a school held a charity activity. A total of 252 shirts, 180
pairs of trousers and 108 pairs of socks were donated by members to an
orphanage. All the items were divided equally in each pack.What would be
the maximum number of packs that were prepared?

10. Three pieces of string have a length of 192 cm, 242 cm and 328 cm
respectively. Aishah wishes to cut the strings so that every piece is cut into
the same number of segments with no extra string left. What would be the
maximum number of segments that each piece of string can be cut into?

11. Anita wishes to cut a piece of paper measuring 260 cm in length and
20cm in width into several square pieces. What would be the measurement
of the square pieces so that there is no paper left?
1.List the first five common multiples of 2, 3 and 4.
2.Determine the lowest common multiple of
(a) 2 and 3 (b) 3, 6 and 9 (c) 3, 8 and 12
3. Canned coffee is sold in 6 cans per box and canned tea is sold in 9 cans per
box. Ainun wishes to buy the same number of canned coffee and canned tea
for her sister’s birthday party.What is the minimum number of boxes of each
type of canneddrinks she needs to buy?
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(c) 8x + 12x2 (d) 5e + 10

(e) 2ab − 8a2 (f) 3abc + 6a2b
(g) 4x – 12x 2 (h) ef + f 2 + fg
(i) 2x2 – 4xy + 6wx
Factorise each of the following expressions.
(a) b2 – 1 (b) 9m2 – 100
Factoring Identities
(c) 3y2 – 147 (d) 5k2 – 80
(a) (x + y)2
x2 − 6x + 9
= (x + y)(x + y)
m2 − 2m − 8
= x2 + 2xy + y2
c) 2m2 + 7m + 6 (b) (x – y)2
d) –2y2 – 9y + 5 = (x – y)(x – y)
–3x2 – 8x – 5 = x2 – 2xy + y2
(c) x2 – y2

= (x + y)(x − y)