The Greatest

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is an educational tool that provides a list of numbers and directs students to identify and circle all the prime numbers and cross out all the composite numbers. It is structured to test and reinforce the student’s ability to distinguish between the two types of numbers. The task requires careful consideration of each number’s factors, with prime numbers having only two distinct positive divisors and composite numbers having more than two. Additionally, the worksheet challenges students to identify the greatest prime number and the greatest composite number from a given list, enhancing their analytical skills.

The purpose of the worksheet is to solidify the student’s understanding of prime and composite numbers by providing a practical exercise. It teaches them to quickly recognize and differentiate between primes and composites, a fundamental math skill. By asking students to circle the greatest prime and composite numbers, it further sharpens their number sense and comparison abilities. This exercise also indirectly improves the student’s multiplication and division skills, as these are necessary to determine the factors of the numbers listed.