Factors or Multiples

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is a mathematical exercise called “Those Sure Are Factors,” designed for students to identify and list factor pairs for six given numbers. Each question provides a number and partially completed multiplication sentences that represent the factor pairs of that number. Students are required to think of the missing number that, when multiplied by the given factor, results in the target number. The numbers for which the factor pairs are to be listed range from 36 to 80, and there are multiple factor pairs to be found for each number.

The worksheet is intended to teach students about factor pairs, which are the two numbers that multiply together to equal the target number. It emphasizes the concept of multiplication as a fundamental arithmetic operation and encourages the understanding that most numbers have multiple pairs of factors. This exercise strengthens the students’ multiplication skills and their ability to reverse-engineer multiplication problems. Identifying factor pairs is also a useful skill for solving problems involving area, arrays, and later on, algebra.