Our lesson today reviewed the concepts of factors (numbers which are multiplied together to give a product) and multiples (think skip counting, or where a number is multiplied by 1, 2, 3 … and so on). We saw how multiples are infinite but factors are a defined set and limited for a particular number. Factors also come in pairs: 4 x 9 are factors of 36 because they multiply together to give the product 36. We reviewed how factors and multiples are important for fractions, prime, and composite numbers.
Mr. J’s Math Class 