In the awesome world of KS3 Maths, factors and multiples take the stage. But what's the difference? It's like a maths dance – factors are the numbers that can divide into another number, and multiples are what you get by multiplying a number.
Picture this: if a number has friends in a times table, those friends are its factors. On the flip side, every number in a times table is a buddy of that number – they're multiples. Like, 8 hangs out with 1, 2, 4, and 8 in the times tables club. So, 1, 2, 4, and 8 are factors, and 8 is their multiple. Got it?
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In algebra, you might need to find 'common multiples' – numbers that are buddies with two or more numbers. It sounds tricky, but loads of practice makes you a multiples maestro. Try this quiz and become a multiple magician. Good luck!
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Prime numbers, factors and multiples
1 x 7 = 7; 2 x 7 = 14; 3 x 7 = 21; 4 x 7 = 28
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1 x 15 = 15; 2 x 15 = 30; 3 x 15 = 45
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8, 16 and 24 are all in the 8 times table
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Simply divide 22 by 2 and 33 by 3. Easy eh?
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If you know your times tables then multiples aren't very difficult
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44 is a multiple of 11 but 43 most definitely is not!
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Both 2 and 3 will divide into all the numbers given (6, 12, 18 and 24)
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5 and 3 can be divided into all the numbers given and the result is always a whole number. Remember that multiples are always whole numbers
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3 and 4 cannot be divided into 50 to give answers of whole numbers
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Both 3 and 11 will divide into 66 and give results of a whole number
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