Back to Prime Factorisation — Problem 4 · Task Set 12

Exercises: Prime Factorisation

Work through each section in order. Write every prime factorisation as a product of primes, using index (exponent) notation where a prime repeats. Verify larger factorisations by multiplying the primes back to the original number.

Grade 7·16 problems·~28 min·Uganda NCDC Primary 7 Mathematics·lesson·operations-04
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Fluency Practice

Division ladder for 378 dividing successively by 2, 3, 3, 3, and 7 down to a quotient of 1
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Use the division ladder to find the prime factorisation of 378378. Write your answer as a product of primes using index notation.