Gifted and Talented Education Program, Howard County Public School System, 2013-2014

Grade 4 G/T Mathematics

Unit 1 Factors & Multiples Preview


Mathematical Concepts: (Your child will be able to)
Find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1-100. Recognize that a whole number is a multiple of each of its
factors. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1-100 is a multiple of a given one-digit number.
Determine whether a given whole number in the range of 1-100 is prime or composite.
Knowledge of multiplication as arrays and its connection to area of rectangles to determine factor pairs, 1-
100.
Knowledge of and ability to apply multiplication facts to determine multiples of one-digit numbers, 1-100.
Ability to apply knowledge of basic multiplication facts to determine if products are prime or composite by
determining all possible factor combinations for specific products for numbers through 100.
Find the greatest common factor of two whole numbers less than or equal to 100 and the least common multiple of
two whole numbers less than or equal to 12. Use the distributive property to express a sum of two whole numbers 1
100 with a common factor as a multiple of a sum of two whole numbers with no common factor. For example, express
36 + 8 as 4 (9 + 2).
Ability to build on student knowledge of and differentiate between factors and multiples.
Ability to build on student knowledge of factor pairs of whole numbers.
Ability to identify and differentiate between common factors and common multiples of 2 whole numbers.
Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1-100 is a multiple of a given one-digit number.
Find the Greatest Common Factor of two whole numbers less than or equal to 100 and the least common multiple of
two whole numbers.
Identify and describe the characteristics of numbers divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11.
Identify factors and prime factors using factor trees.
Identify and define perfect squares and their square roots.
Vocabulary: (Words your child will need to understand)
Factor: The numbers or terms multiplied in an
expression
Multiple: The product of a whole number and any
other whole number.
Factor pair Exactly 2 numbers that are multiplied
together to get a product
Composite number: A number that has more than
two factors.
Divisible: Capable of being divided by another number
without a remainder
Prime number: A number that has exactly two
different factors, itself and 1
Perfect square: A whole number that is the square of
another whole number
Ex. 4 x 4 = 16, 16 is a perfect square
Square root The number that, when multiplied by
itself, gives a product. The square roots of all square
numbers are whole numbers.
Array An arrangement of quantities or symbols in
rows and columns which can model a product and a
factor pair
Least Common Multiple (LCM) The smallest of
common multiples of two or more nonzero whole
numbers.
Greatest Common Factor (GCF) The largest of
common factors of two or more nonzero numbers








Optional activities to do with your child:
Find or create numbers with number cubes or spinners and determine if they are divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, or
10.
Roll two numbers two make prime or composite numbers. Play with a partner to see who can make 5 of each
first.
Practice counting by multiples.
Practice basic facts.
Visit classzone.com for practice games, vocabulary flip-cards, and animated tasks.
Visit the following sites for games to practice GCF and/or LCM: http://goo.gl/uXG8c, http://goo.gl/TFQTn,
http://goo.gl/HJ1Dq, http://goo.gl/hwbKd, http://goo.gl/xMlWn, http://goo.gl/QoaSI
Visit the following site to practice solving real world problems with GCF and LCM: http://goo.gl/kgNlD
Visit these sites to explore prime and composite numbers: http://goo.gl/kMROY, http://goo.gl/fVf6I,
http://goo.gl/xn22u, http://goo.gl/fG42P
Visit this site to explore and practice finding multiples: http://goo.gl/CDqqt
Visit these sites to explore and practice divisibility rules: http://goo.gl/BXBJT, http://goo.gl/1F5IT


Grade 4 G/T Mathematics
Unit 1 Factors & Multiples Preview


Gifted and Talented Education Program, Howard County Public School System, 2013-2014