Max Maths, Year 6, Work Book, Prime and composite numbers

The Max Maths workbook for Year 6 includes an engaging section on prime and composite numbers, designed to provide students with ample practice in identifying and working with these two fundamental types of numbers. Practice 2 focuses on differentiating between prime numbers, which have only two factors (1 and themselves), and composite numbers, which have more than two factors. Students are tasked with examining arrangements of dots that represent numbers, writing down their factors, and classifying each number as either prime or composite. This exercise helps to reinforce the concept of factors and encourages students to understand the unique properties of prime numbers.

Further activities within the workbook challenge students to complete lists of factors for given numbers and to determine their prime or composite nature. They are also asked to sift through a range of numbers up to 100, crossing out composite numbers and circling primes, thereby reinforcing their ability to identify prime numbers within a larger set. Additionally, the workbook includes a section where students must read clues to fill in crossword puzzles with appropriate prime and composite numbers, enhancing their problem-solving skills. To deepen their understanding, students are invited to explore a maths challenge where they multiply prime numbers by 2 and then subtract 1 to see if the result is always a prime number, thus applying their knowledge in a more complex scenario.