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Prime Factorization Riddles Challenge

This document contains two prime factorization riddles with multiple choice answers. The first riddle asks the reader to determine which two-digit number is the product of exactly two prime numbers, is more than 49, and is not divisible by 5. The answer is 57. The second riddle asks the reader to find the three-digit number that is composite, more than 43, divisible by 2 but not 5, and has three prime factors. The answer is 92.

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Prime Factorization Riddles Challenge

This document contains two prime factorization riddles with multiple choice answers. The first riddle asks the reader to determine which two-digit number is the product of exactly two prime numbers, is more than 49, and is not divisible by 5. The answer is 57. The second riddle asks the reader to find the three-digit number that is composite, more than 43, divisible by 2 but not 5, and has three prime factors. The answer is 92.

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PRIME FACTORIZATION RIDDLES 2


Use the clues to work out the correct number from the 8 possibilities.

CHALLENGE 1
• I am more than 7 squared.
• I am the product of exactly 2 prime numbers.
• I am not divisible by 5.
• I am odd.

Who am I? ___________

A B C D
65 82 57 71
E F G H
92 48 90 81

CHALLENGE 2
• I am a composite number.
• I am more than 43.
• I am divisible by 2 but not by 5.
• I am the product of 3 prime factors.

Who am I? ___________
Name Date

PRIME FACTORIZATION RIDDLES 2 ANSWERS


Use the clues to work out the correct number from the 8 possibilities.

CHALLENGE 1
• I am more than 7 squared.
• I am the product of exactly 2 prime numbers.
• I am not divisible by 5.
• I am odd.

Who am I? C) 57

A B C D
65 82 57 71
E F G H
92 48 90 81

CHALLENGE 2
• I am a composite number.
• I am more than 43.
• I am divisible by 2 but not by 5.
• I am the product of 3 prime factors.

Who am I? E) 92

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