Date: ______/______/ 2009 Marks

Worksheet 1: Factors and Multiples (Prime Factorisation)

1 Basic Question

(a) Express 5 832 as a product of prime factors.

(b) Hence, find the value of 3 5 832 .

Solution:

(a) 5832 = 23 × 36

(b) 3 5 832 = 3 23 × 36
2 3
= 3
(2×3 )
3
= 3
(18)
= 18

[Cedar Girl’s Sec School/2008]

Ans: (a) 23 × 36 (b) 18

2 Intermediate Question

(a) Express 5445 as a product of prime factors.

(b) Hence, find the smallest integer, k such that 5445k is a perfect cube.

Solution:

(a) 5445 = 32 × 5 ×112

(b) 5445k = 3 2 ×5 × 112 × k

∴k = 3 × 52 × 11
= 825

[Crescent Girl’s School/2008]

Ans: (a) 32 × 5 × 112 (b) 825

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3 Intermediate Question

Find the smallest positive integer which can be multiplied by 540 to give a cube
number.

Solution:

540 = 22 × 33 × 5
∴ smallest number to get a cube number = 2 × 52 = 50

[Cedar Girl’s Sec School /2008]

Ans: 50

4 Intermediate Question

(a) Express 294 and 390 as products of prime factors using index notation.
(b) Write down the smallest value of n for which 294n is a square number.

Solution:

(a) 294 = 2 × 3 × 7 2
390 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 13

(b) 294n = 2 × 3 × 7 2 × n
∴n = 2×3
=6
[Cedar Girl’s Sec School/2007]
Ans: (a) 294 = 2 × 3 × 7 2 , 390 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 13 (b) 6

5 Advance Question

(a) Express 7225 and 9261 as products of prime numbers in index notation.
(b) Hence, evaluate 7225 − 3 9261

Solution:

(a)7225 = 52 ×17 2 (b) 7225 − 3 9261

9261 = 33 × 73 2 3
= ( 5 ×17 ) − 3 (3× 7)

= ( 5 ×17 ) − ( 3 × 7 )
= 85 − 21
= 64
=8

Ans:(a) 7225 = 52 × 17 2 ,9261 = 33 × 73 (b) 8

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