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PRIME FACTORIZATIO
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Title: Prime Factorization
In this lesson, students will use a non-linear power point to learn how prime factorization.
Subject: Math, Grade Level 6th
Objectives: At the end of this lesson, students will be able to take a number and break it down into its prime components.
The Ohio Academic Content Standard covered in this lesson Number, Number Sense and Operations: Benchmark G, Indicator 2.
Procedures: Student will access power point and follow instructions on power point .
Evaluation:
Before: Work at board on prime numbers and factorizationDuring: Quiz embedded into power point.After: Quiz in class
Materials:
ComputerPaper (to complete work for quiz)Pencil (same)
Prime factorization is an important operation in math. We will be using it to help us find the least common multiple (LCM) when we are adding and subtracting fractions. When we find the LCM of two denominators, we will have found their least common denominator. This is only one of the uses prime factorization is helpful in.
In this presentation, we will be learning, and practicing, breaking numbers down into their prime factors.
Before we begin to learn Prime
Factorization let’s review some terms:
A prime number is a number that is only divisible by two numbers. Those two numbers are 1 and itself. For example:
3 is a prime number because the only two numbers that it can be divided by are 1 and 3.
6 is NOT a prime number because it can be divided by 1, 2, 3 and 6.
Factors are the numbers you multiply together to get another number. For example:
Since 2 x 3 = 6, 2 and 3 are factors of 6.
Prime Factorization is when you break a number down into its factors until all the factors are prime numbers. For example:
Since 2 and 3 are both prime numbers, they are the prime factors of 6.
Of course, finding the prime factors of 6 is easy.
What if you have a number like 36?
You create a factor tree for the number.
Like this:
36
18
9
33
2
2
2
2
2
Original Number
Divide by lowest prime number that
will work.
Divide 2nd number by lowest prime number that will
work.Divide 3rd number by lowest prime number that will
work.You stop when all the numbers have
become prime numbers. So the prime factors of 36 are: 2 x 2 x 3 x 3, or 22 x 32.
36
9
33
4
22
Original Number
Break into 2 factors that you know
Break the next set of numbers into factors that you
know.
Once again, stop when all the numbers have become prime numbers. So the
prime factors of 36 are: 2 x 2 x 3 x 3, or 22
x 32, the same as before.
There is a slightly different way to do the same thing. Some people
find that easier.
Now that you know the
method, let’s do a little practice!
Click here to start
What are the prime factors of 90?
2 x 3 x 5
2 x 3 x 3 x 5
6 x 3 x 5
Correct!
Click here to for next question
90
45
15
53
3
3
2
2
2
Sorry, click here to review how to break
a number into prime factors.
What are the prime factors of 96?
2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3
2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3
6 x 4 x 4
Correct!
Click here to for next question
96
12
4
22
3
3
8
4
22
2
2
What are the prime factors of 150?
6 x 25
2 x 15 x 5
2 x 3 x 5 x 5
Correct!
Click here to finish
150
75
25
55
3
3
2
2
2
Now that you’ve become a prime factorization wizard, here are a few other sites you might like to try:
• For a fun factor tree go to: http://www.mathplayground.com/factortrees.html• Here’s a fun “turkey shooting” game: http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=499&engine=14• For a few prime factorization facts and a table of all of the prime numbers up to 1000: http://www.factmonster.com/math/numbers/prime.html