Mathematics Worksheet - Grade 5
Board: Australian
Topic(s): Factors and multiples
INSTRUCTIONS
Choose the best option for each MCQ
Write brief answers in 2-3 lines
Show all steps and calculations with proper units
Write detailed answers with proper explanation
Answer all questions
Write neatly and legibly
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following is a factor of 12?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 9
2. What is the smallest multiple of 8?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 4
d) 8
3. Which number is a multiple of both 3 and 5?
a) 12
b) 10
c) 15
d) 20
4. How many factors does the number 7 have?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
5. Which of these is a prime number?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 9
d) 11
6. What is the next multiple of 6 after 24?
a) 28
b) 30
c) 32
d) 36
7. Which of the following is NOT a factor of 20?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
8. The first common multiple of 2 and 3 is:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 6
9. A number that has only two factors (1 and itself) is called a:
a) Composite number
b) Prime number
c) Even number
d) Odd number
10. Which of these numbers is a composite number?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d) 8
11. Which of the following is a factor of 24?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
12. What is the 5th multiple of 7?
a) 28
b) 35
c) 42
d) 49
13. Which number is a common factor of 10 and 15?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d) 10
14. How many multiples of 4 are there between 10 and 20 (inclusive)?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
15. Which of these is a prime number?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 9
d) 15
16. What is the smallest common multiple of 4 and 6?
a) 12
b) 18
c) 24
d) 36
17. Which of the following is a factor of 30?
a) 4
b) 7
c) 10
d) 11
18. If a number is a multiple of 9, it must also be a multiple of:
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
19. Which pair of numbers has 1 as their only common factor?
a) 4 and 6
b) 5 and 10
c) 7 and 9
d) 8 and 12
20. What is the largest factor of 18 (excluding 18 itself)?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 6
d) 9
21. Which of the following is a multiple of 12?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 24
d) 30
22. The factors of 16 are:
a) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16
b) 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 16
c) 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 16
d) 1, 4, 8, 16
23. Which number is a common multiple of 2, 4, and 5?
a) 10
b) 15
c) 20
d) 30
24. What is the smallest prime number?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
25. If a number is divisible by 10, it must also be divisible by:
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
Short Answer Questions
26. List all the factors of 18.
27. Write the first five multiples of 9.
28. Is 25 a multiple of 5? Explain why.
29. Find two common factors of 12 and 20.
30. Is 13 a prime or composite number? Justify your answer.
31. List all the factors of 21.
32. Write the first four multiples of 11.
33. Is 36 a multiple of 6? Explain.
34. Find the common factors of 16 and 24.
35. Identify if 29 is a prime or composite number.
36. List all the factors of 32.
37. Write the first six multiples of 4.
38. Is 42 a multiple of 7? Explain your reasoning.
39. Find the common factors of 15 and 25.
40. Is 51 a prime or composite number? Explain.
41. List all the factors of 40.
42. Write the first three common multiples of 2 and 5.
43. Explain the difference between a factor and a multiple using an example.
44. Can a number be both a factor and a multiple of another number? Give an example.
45. What are the prime factors of 10?
Numerical Questions
46. Find the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6 and 9.
47. Find the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of 18 and 27.
48. A baker bakes cookies in batches of 12 and muffins in batches of 8. What is the smallest number of cookies and
muffins he can bake so that he has an equal number of each?
49. Find the LCM of 5, 10, and 15.
50. Find the HCF of 30 and 45.
51. Two bells ring at intervals of 4 minutes and 6 minutes respectively. If they ring together at 9:00 AM, when will
they next ring together?
52. Find the LCM of 7 and 14.
53. Find the HCF of 28 and 42.
54. A teacher wants to arrange 36 boys and 48 girls into equal groups for an activity, with no students left over.
What is the largest number of students that can be in each group?
55. Find the LCM of 8, 12, and 16.
Long Answer Questions
56. Explain what prime numbers and composite numbers are. Give three examples of each.
57. Describe how to find the factors of a given number. Use the number 36 as an example to illustrate your method.
58. Explain the concept of Least Common Multiple (LCM). Why is it useful in real-life situations? Provide an
example.
59. Explain the concept of Highest Common Factor (HCF). Why is it useful in real-life situations? Provide an
example.
60. A gardener has 45 rose bushes and 60 daisy plants. He wants to arrange them in rows such that each row has
the same number of plants and contains only one type of plant. What is the greatest number of plants he can
put in each row? How many rows of each type of plant will there be?