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Prime numbers

Know and use the vocabulary of prime numbers, prime factors, and composite numbers; establish whether a number up to 100 is prime; recall prime numbers up to 19

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Can your child tell you what makes a number 'prime' — that it only divides exactly by 1 and itself — and give some examples like 7, 11, and 13?

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Factors, multiples, and primesages 9–11Must find factor pairs before reasoning about which numbers have exactly 2 factors (primes)
Prime numbersthis skill · ages 9–10
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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M6N02medium confidenceYear 6 · Number

identify and describe the properties of prime, composite and square numbers and use these properties to solve problems and simplify calculations

AC9M3N06low confidenceYear 3 · Number

use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive and multiplicative situations including financial contexts; formulate problems using number sentences and choose calculation strategies, using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation

AC9M5N10low confidenceYear 5 · Number

create and use algorithms involving a sequence of steps and decisions and digital tools to experiment with factors, multiples and divisibility; identify, interpret and describe emerging patterns

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M6N02medium confidenceMathematics · Level 6 · Number strand
VC2M4A02low confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Algebra strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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