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Prime Factorization and Common Factors

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Prime Factorization and Common Factors

The document consists of a math homework assignment with various problems related to factors, multiples, prime factorization, and properties of numbers. It includes tasks such as finding the highest common factor, lowest common multiple, and identifying perfect squares among given numbers. Additionally, it involves ordering numbers and identifying rational and irrational numbers from specified sets.

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Homework 4 - Hailey

1. (a) Find the highest common factor of 1428 and 2660


(b) Find the lowest common multiple of 26 ×32 ×515 and 25 ×33 ×7
Leave your answer in index notation form
(c) Using prime factorisation, find √ 2304 . Show your working clearly.
(d) Find the smallest integer value of k where 168 k is a perfect square.

2. (a) Express 784 as a product of its prime factors.


(b) Using your answer in (a) explain why 784 is a perfect square.
(c) Find the largest integer that can divide both 784 and 32.
(d) Given that 784 m is a multiple of 42. Find the smallest possible integer value of m .

3. Expressed as a product of its prime factors, 240=24 ×3 ×5

(b) Find the smallest positive integer 𝑘 for which 240 k is a multiple of 2750.
(a) Express 2750 as a product of its prime factors, giving your answer in index notation.

(c) Find the smallest positive integer 𝑛 for which √3 2750 nis a whole number.

4. A red light flashes once every 28 seconds, a blue light flashes once every 45 seconds and a yellow light
flash once every 42 seconds.

Given that all lights flash together at 9.00 am, find the time that all three lights next flash together again.

5. Consider the following set of numbers.


3π
29 , √ 5 , ,1 , 0. 2̇ 3̇ ,7 , √ 16 , 9
3
2
Write down all the
(a) Irrational number(s)
(b) Prime number(s)
(c) Perfect square(s)

6. (a) Write the following in order of size, starting with the smallest
0. 3̇ 3 302 % π √ 0.3
10
(b) Write down the rational numbers from the following set of numbers
3.14 0.810 π (−2 )2 3 √ 3× √ 3 √3 −10

7. For the list of numbers below


π
, √ 10 , 15 , √ 27 , 0.21
3
−1.5 ,
2
(a) State all the irrational number(s)
(b) State all the composite number(s).
(c) Write down the numbers in ascending order

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