List factors
- Start with 1 and the number itself.
- Find factor pairs.
- Write factors in order.
Answer: Factors of 10 are 1, 2, 5, 10
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Factors
Learn factors with a GCSE-style explanation, help guide, worked example, practice question and flashcards.
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1. Explanation
Key idea
- Factors is part of number and appears often in KS3–GCSE maths.
- Factors divide exactly into a number.
- Use the worked model, help guide, interactive question and flashcards to practise factors until the steps feel automatic.
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2. Visual
Factors learning map
Understand the key idea → follow the help guide → practise a question → check your method → build speed with flashcards.
3. Help guide
How to tackle Factors
- Learn the rule: Factors divide exactly into a number.
- Worked model: Start with 1 and the number itself. Find factor pairs. Write factors in order.
- Try the interactive question without looking at the answer first.
- Use the flashcards to test the rule, the method and a common check.
4. Worked examples
Step-by-step working
5. Interactive questions
Try it yourself
List the factors of 12.
6. Flashcards
Master quick recall
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FrontRule for Factors
BackFactors divide exactly into a number.
FrontExample answer: List the factors of 12.
Back1×12, 2×6 and 3×4 give factors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12.
FrontCommon check for Factors
BackCheck units/notation, compare with an estimate, and make sure the answer matches the question.
7. Finish
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