Do your students need to practise identifying prime and composite numbers?

These worksheets are designed to assist your students in identifying the factors that can be found in a number and using that to then identify whether it is a prime or composite number. It also allows students to explain the difference between prime and composite numbers, including providing their examples.

This activity can be done in various ways, including small group rotation, whole class worksheets and pre- and post-assessments.

Differentiated Worksheets:

• Page 1: Numbers provided are 2 – 16.
• Page 3: Two-digit and three-digit numbers below 200.
• Page 5: Three and Four digit numbers.