Year 8 Prime Numbers Worksheets | Printable PDFs
Year 8 Prime Numbers worksheets for Year 8 Maths (Key Stage 3). Students aged 12–13 learn to identify prime numbers, factors, and multiples, building important number skills. A prime number is a number greater than 1 that has exactly two factors - 1 and itself. 1 is not a prime number (it only has one factor, 1).
Students practise recognising prime numbers and factors through a range of activities and problem-solving tasks. For more complex methods involving primes like prime factorisation see Year 9 Prime Factorisation Worksheets.
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For more Prime Factorisation Worksheets, see Year 9 Prime Factorisation Worksheets
Common Questions about Year 8 Prime Numbers
What is a prime number?
A prime number has exactly two factors: 1 and itself.How can you tell if a number is prime?
Check whether it can be divided exactly by any whole number other than 1 and itself.Why is 1 not a prime number?
The number 1 has only one factor, whereas prime numbers must have exactly two factors.
Year 8 Prime Numbers Common Mistakes
Common Mistake 1
Thinking that 1 is a prime number.Common Mistake 2
Confusing factors with multiples.Common Mistake 3
Not checking all possible factors before deciding a number is prime.
Prime Numbers Worksheets - Free Worksheets Above
Prime Numbers
Prime Number Maze
Factors and Primes