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    TOPIC 1 : TYPES OF NUMBERS

    Category Definition Examples


    Natural numbers Contain all counting numbers which All numbers such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1012
    start from 1
    Whole numbers Collection of zero and natural All numbers including 0 , 1, 2, 3, 4, …
    numbers
    Integers Whole numbers which are positive -5, - 4, -3, -2, -1, 0 , 1, 2, 3, ….
    and negative
    Rational numbers Numbers that can be written as 3
    5 √
    fraction or whole number 0.75, , 25

    Irrational Numbers that cannot be written as 12.864333353 , π , √ 18


    fraction
    Composite numbers A natural number or a positive For example, 15 has factors 1, 3, 5
    integer which has more than two and 15
    factors.
    Consecutive numbers Consecutive numbers are defined as those numbers that follow each other in
    increasing order from smallest to largest with no missing numbers in
    between.

    Eg : 11,12,13,14 76, 77, 78, 79 a, a+1 , a+2, a+3


    Square numbers and square root

    Cube number and cube root

    Evaluate Squares, cubes, roots


    √3 0.008 0.2
    3
    Volume of a cube = l x l x l = l 3

    Area of a square = l x l = l 2
    √ 4900

    Multiples : a number that may be divided by another a certain number of times without a remainder.
    Multiple of 2 Multiple of 6 Multiple of 5 Multiple 10

    2, 4 , 6, 8 ,10, 12, …. 6, 12, 18, 24, 36,…


    Lowest common multiple
    LCM of 2 and 6 LCM of 5 and 10

    LCM word problems

    After how many seconds will they both croak at the same
    time?

    Factors
     a whole number that divides exactly into another number

     a whole number that multiplies with another number to make a third number.
    Factors of 18 Factors of 36

    Highest common factor


    HCF of 10 and 15 HCF of 12 and 18 HCF of 14 and 21 HCF of 24 and 36

    HCF word problems


    LCM and HCF Word problems
    Prime Numbers Example 2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, A whole number greater than 1 that cannot
    23 etc be exactly divided by any whole number
    other than itself and 1

    Prime Factorisation A method to find the prime factors of a given composite number.
    Express each of the following as a product its prime factors
    242 105 33

    Write each of there square numbers as a product of prime factors

    4= 25 = 100= 225 = 196 =


    Write 75 as a product of prime factors

    Find the lowest number by which 75 would need to be multiplied by to give a square number.

    Write each of these cube numbers as a product of prime factors

    1= 8= 125 = 1000=

    LCM and HCF and Prime Factorisation

    Find the LCM and HCF


    s19/12

    w21/12

    w23/
    12

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