Factor Trees: Problem Solving & Reasoning

Mathematics
GCSE Higher
12 questions
~24 mins
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A worksheet focused on using factor trees to find prime factorizations. Includes a range of questions from basic practice to challenging problem solving and real-world scenarios.

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Factor Trees: Problem Solving & Reasoning

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Grade GCSE Higher
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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Construct a factor tree for 36 and list its prime factors.
[2 marks]
2.
Construct a factor tree for 60 and determine its prime factorization.
[2 marks]
3.
Use a factor tree to find the prime factors of 84.
[2 marks]
4.
Construct a factor tree for 150 and list all prime factors.
[2 marks]
5.
Construct a factor tree for 100 and identify its prime factors.
[2 marks]
6.
Using a factor tree, find the prime factors of 48.
[2 marks]
7.
Construct a factor tree for 225 and state its prime factors.
[2 marks]
8.
A number has prime factors 2, 3, and 5. What is the smallest possible number with these prime factors? Show your working.
[3 marks]
9.
Construct a factor tree for 144 and determine its prime factors.
[2 marks]
10.
Identify and correct the mistake in this factor tree for 45: [Construct a typical incorrect factor tree, e.g., splitting 45 into 9 and 5, then further into 3, 3, and 5, but missing the step of breaking 9 into 3 and 3.]
[3 marks]
11.
Construct a factor tree for 210 and find all prime factors. Then, explain why the prime factors are important in simplifying algebraic expressions.
[4 marks]
12.
Using a factor tree, find the prime factors of 63 and illustrate the tree on the grid provided.
[3 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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1/1/2026
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