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Primary 4 Math: Factors & Multiples Practice
Real Primary 4 Math questions on Factors & Multiples, pulled directly from the Olibits question bank — the same questions a child would actually see, not separately written for this page.
MOE strand: Number and Algebra
Curriculum alignment
Mathematics Syllabus, Primary One to Six (MOE, 2021 syllabus)
Taught across P1–P6.
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Real Factors & Multiples practice questions
A coach has 7 players and wants to know if they can be split into equal teams (more than 1 team, more than 1 player per team). Is 7 a prime number or a composite number?
Prime ✓
Composite
7 has only two factors, 1 and 7 itself, so it is a prime number - it cannot be split into equal teams of more than 1.
A teacher has 12 pencils and wants to know if they can be split into equal groups (more than 1 group, more than 1 pencil per group). Is 12 a prime number or a composite number?
Prime
Composite ✓
12 has factors other than 1 and itself (its factors are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12), so it is a composite number - it CAN be split into equal groups.
A gardener has 17 flower pots and wants to know if they can be split into equal rows (more than 1 row, more than 1 pot per row). Is 17 a prime number or a composite number?
Composite
Prime ✓
17 has only two factors, 1 and 17 itself, so it is a prime number - it cannot be split into equal rows of more than 1.
A caterer has 24 spring rolls and wants to know if they can be split into equal trays (more than 1 tray, more than 1 roll per tray). Is 24 a prime number or a composite number?
Composite ✓
Prime
24 has factors other than 1 and itself (its factors are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24), so it is a composite number - it CAN be split into equal trays.