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Lesson 1: Understand Factors

In this Grade 4 enVision Mathematics lesson from Chapter 7, students learn how to find factor pairs of whole numbers by building and analyzing rectangular arrays. Using grids and multiplication, students discover all the ways a number can be decomposed into two whole-number factors, practicing with numbers like 12, 16, 36, and others. The lesson connects array models to factor pair notation, building foundational skills for understanding factors and multiples.

Section 1

Defining Factors and Factor Pairs

Property

Factors are numbers that are multiplied together to get a product.
If a×b=ca \times b = c, then aa and bb are factors of cc.
The set (a,b)(a, b) is called a factor pair of cc.

Examples

Section 2

Relating Rectangle Dimensions to Factor Pairs

Property

For a rectangle with a given area AA, the possible whole number dimensions (length and width) are the factor pairs of the number AA.
A factor pair is a set of two whole numbers that multiply together to equal a specific number.

Examples

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    Lesson 3: Prime and Composite Numbers

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    Lesson 4: Multiples

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Section 1

Defining Factors and Factor Pairs

Property

Factors are numbers that are multiplied together to get a product.
If a×b=ca \times b = c, then aa and bb are factors of cc.
The set (a,b)(a, b) is called a factor pair of cc.

Examples

Section 2

Relating Rectangle Dimensions to Factor Pairs

Property

For a rectangle with a given area AA, the possible whole number dimensions (length and width) are the factor pairs of the number AA.
A factor pair is a set of two whole numbers that multiply together to equal a specific number.

Examples

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Chapter 7: Factors and Multiples

  1. Lesson 1Current

    Lesson 1: Understand Factors

  2. Lesson 2

    Lesson 2: Factors

  3. Lesson 3

    Lesson 3: Prime and Composite Numbers

  4. Lesson 4

    Lesson 4: Multiples