Factors Have no doubt you will soon learn what factors and multiples are all about Factors are how we will start No need to explore because you have seen them before In multiplication factors are the numbers being multiplied 6 4 24 Factors 4
Factor Rainbows Time to take some numbers apart Factoring is exactly where we will start Finding factors using factor rainbows is fun to do Just begin with the factor of 1 and then try 2 Continue in order until you reach a factor already used Once complete make a list of the factors nice and neat Factor Rainbow for 24 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 6
Factor Rainbow for 12 1 2 3 4 6 12 Factor Rainbow for 25 1 5 25 When a factor can be multiplied by itself put that factor in the middle of your rainbow 7
