Properties of Numbers

Edexcel

AQA

Foundation June 2025 Paper 2 Q20

EdexcelCurrent spec4 marksProperties of Numbers

20

(a) Express 250 as a product of its prime factors. (2)
(b) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 30 and 25 (2)

Foundation June 2025 Paper 1 Q19

EdexcelCurrent spec2 marksProperties of Numbers

19 Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 54 and 120 (2)

Foundation June 2025 Paper 3 Q10

EdexcelCurrent spec1 markProperties of Numbers

10 Jason says,

 “The cube root of 27 is 9 because 27 divided by 3 is 9”

Is Jason correct?
You must give a reason for your answer. (1)

Higher June 2025 Paper 1 Q1

EdexcelCurrent spec2 marksProperties of Numbers

1 Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 54 and 120 (2)

Higher June 2025 Paper 2 Q1

EdexcelCurrent spec4 marksProperties of Numbers

1

(a) Express 250 as a product of its prime factors. (2)
(b) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 30 and 25 (2)

Foundation November 2024 Paper 3 Q16

EdexcelCurrent spec4 marksProperties of Numbers

16

(a) Write 126 as a product of its prime factors. (2)
(b) Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 126 and 210 (2)

Foundation November 2024 Paper 2 Q8

EdexcelCurrent spec2 marksProperties of Numbers

8 Junaid says that 20 is a square number because \(10^2 = 20\)

(a) Is Junaid correct?
Give a reason for your answer. (1)

Chloe says,

“When you divide an even number by an even number the answer is always an even number.”

(b) Write down an example to show that Chloe is wrong. (1)

Foundation June 2023 Paper 3 Q24

EdexcelCurrent spec3 marksProperties of Numbers

24 \(A\) and \(B\) are numbers such that

\(A = 2^2 \times 3^4 \times 7\)
\(B = 3^2 \times 7^2\)

(a) Find the highest common factor (HCF) of \(A\) and \(B\). (1)
(b) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of \(A\) and \(B\). (2)

Foundation June 2023 Paper 2 Q21

EdexcelCurrent spec2 marksProperties of Numbers

21 Write 60 as a product of its prime factors. (2)

Foundation June 2023 Paper 1 Q7

EdexcelCurrent spec2 marksProperties of Numbers

7 Write down three different factors of 20 (2)

Foundation November 2022 Paper 1 Q19

EdexcelCurrent spec3 marksProperties of Numbers

19 Write 500 as a product of powers of its prime factors. (3)

Foundation June 2022 Paper 1 Q24

EdexcelCurrent spec2 marksProperties of Numbers

24 Write 124 as a product of its prime factors. (2)

Foundation June 2022 Paper 3 Q21

EdexcelCurrent spec2 marksProperties of Numbers

21 Work out the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 24 and 56 (2)

Foundation June 2022 Paper 2 Q6

EdexcelCurrent spec1 markProperties of Numbers

6 Write the following numbers in order of size.
Start with the smallest number.

\(-11\)    \(-2\)    8    \(-7\)    3    10 (1)

Foundation November 2021 Paper 2 Q22

EdexcelCurrent spec4 marksProperties of Numbers

22

(a) Find the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of 60 and 84 (2)
(b) Find the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of 24 and 40 (2)

Foundation November 2021 Paper 1 Q10

EdexcelCurrent spec2 marksProperties of Numbers

10 Rachel records the temperature in her garden at noon each day.

On Monday, the temperature was 5 °C.
On Tuesday, the temperature was 10° less than the temperature on Monday.
On Wednesday, the temperature was 3° greater than the temperature on Tuesday.

Find the difference between the temperature on Monday and the temperature on Wednesday.
You must show all your working. (2)

Foundation November 2021 Paper 2 Q6

EdexcelCurrent spec2 marksProperties of Numbers

6 Here is a list of whole numbers from 21 to 30

21   22   23   24   25   26   27   28   29   30

(a) From the list, write down a square number. (1)
(b) From the list, write down a multiple of 8 (1)

Foundation June 2025 Paper 3 Q9

AQACurrent spec4 marksDecimalsProperties of Numbers

9

(a) The square of a whole number is a two-digit number.

Work out

the smallest number that could have been squared
and
the largest number that could have been squared. [3 marks]

(b) Which has the larger value \(\quad 0.8^2 \quad\) or \(\quad 0.8^3\) ?

Tick a box.

  • \(0.8^2\)
  • \(0.8^3\)

Give a reason for your answer. [1 mark]

Foundation June 2025 Paper 1 Q2

AQACurrent spec4 marksProperties of Numbers

2 Here is a card from a game.

A card with three rows of four squares. Row 1: shaded, 13, shaded, 32. Row 2: 8, shaded, 27, shaded. Row 3: shaded, 15, shaded, 36
(a) Write down the number from the card that is a multiple of 5 [1 mark]
(b) Write down the number from the card that is a factor of 40 [1 mark]
(c) Write down the number from the card that is a prime number. [1 mark]
(d) Write down the number from the card that is a square number. [1 mark]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 1 Q13

AQACurrent spec2 marksProperties of Numbers

13 \(x\) and \(y\) are two different positive numbers.

For each statement, tick the correct box. [2 marks]

Always trueSometimes trueNever true
\(x + y\) is positive
\(x - y\) is negative

Foundation November 2024 Paper 1 Q4

AQACurrent spec3 marksProperties of Numbers

4

(a) Write down all the factors of 20 [2 marks]
(b) Mica says,

“When two multiples of 5 are added, the answer is always a multiple of 10”

Give one example to show that he is wrong. [1 mark]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 1 Q1

AQACurrent spec3 marksProperties of Numbers

1

(a) Write down the value of \(\sqrt{49}\) [1 mark]
(b) Work out the value of \(3^3\) [1 mark]
(c) Write 10 000 as a power of 10 [1 mark]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 1 Q16

AQACurrent spec3 marksProperties of Numbers

16 \(c\) and \(d\) are positive numbers.

\(c\) is even.
\(d\) is odd.

Tick a box for each expression. [3 marks]

EvenOddCannot tell
\(c + d\)
\(4c\)
\(\dfrac{c}{2}\)

Foundation June 2024 Paper 2 Q12

AQACurrent spec3 marksProperties of Numbers

12 A code has five different digits written in order, starting with the smallest.

The last digit is the only square number.
The middle digit is the only even number.

Work out the code. [3 marks]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 1 Q7

AQACurrent spec3 marksCombinationsProperties of Numbers

7

(a) At a restaurant, vegan pizzas have two different toppings.

The toppings are

sweetcorn (S)    mushrooms (M)    peppers (P)

Complete the table to list all the possible pairs of toppings. [1 mark]

SM
 
 
(b) At the restaurant, dough balls can be ordered in small portions and large portions.
Small portion
6 dough balls
Large portion
10 dough balls

A group of people want to order exactly 44 dough balls.

Show how they can do this. [2 marks]

Number of Small portions \(\ldots\ldots\ldots\)
Number of Large portions \(\ldots\ldots\ldots\)

Foundation June 2024 Paper 1 Q6

AQACurrent spec3 marksProperties of Numbers

6

(a) Write down the value of \(3^2\) [1 mark]
(b) Write down the value of \(\sqrt{144}\) [1 mark]
(c) Work out the value of \(2^4\) [1 mark]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 3 Q22

AQACurrent spec3 marksProperties of Numbers

22 The first two cube numbers are 1 and 8

Show that

the 3rd cube number can be written as the sum of three different prime numbers. [3 marks]

   \(=\)   \(+\)   \(+\)   

Foundation November 2023 Paper 1 Q9

AQACurrent spec3 marksProperties of Numbers

9 Put the whole numbers 1 to 12 into the boxes to make the calculations correct.

Only use each number once. [3 marks]

   \(+\)   \(+\)   \(=\)7
   \(+\)   \(+\)   \(=\)32
   \(+\)   \(+\)   \(=\)15
   \(+\)   \(+\)   \(=\)24

Foundation November 2023 Paper 2 Q7

AQACurrent spec3 marksProperties of Numbers

7 Put all the numbers   4, 5, 6, 10 and 20   into the grid

so that the numbers in each row and each column multiply to 120 [3 marks]

   3   120
   212120
      1120
120120120

Foundation November 2023 Paper 3 Q4

AQACurrent spec2 marksProperties of Numbers

4 Write down all the factors of 45 [2 marks]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 1 Q4

AQACurrent spec2 marksDecimalsProperties of Numbers

4

(a) Here is a number line.
Number line from 0 to 2 with 1 marked in the middle; each unit is split into 4 equal parts; A is at the first mark after 1

Which number is at A? [1 mark]

(b) Here is another number line.
Number line from −4000 to −2000 with −3000 marked in the middle; each 1000 is split into 5 equal parts; B is at the third mark after −4000

Which number is at B? [1 mark]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 1 Q1

AQACurrent spec3 marksDecimalsProperties of Numbers

1

(a) Write down the value of \(2^3\) [1 mark]
(b) Work out \(\quad 3.45 + 2.07 - 1.3\) [2 marks]

Foundation June 2017 Paper 1 Q26

AQACurrent spec3 marksProperties of Numbers

26 Write 36 as a product of prime factors.

Give your answer in index form. [3 marks]

Foundation June 2017 Paper 3 Q15

AQACurrent spec3 marksProperties of Numbers

15 Show that there are exactly five 3-digit cube numbers. [3 marks]

Higher June 2017 Paper 2 Q13

AQACurrent spec4 marksProperties of Numbers

13 To make one cheese sandwich, Gina uses one bread roll and two cheese slices.

Pack of 15 bread rolls
£1.88
Pack of 20 cheese slices
£2.15

She is going to buy enough packs to

  • have exactly twice as many cheese slices as bread rolls
  • make more than 100 cheese sandwiches.

Work out the least amount she can spend. [4 marks]

Foundation June 2017 Paper 3 Q9

AQACurrent spec3 marksProperties of Numbers

9

(a) List all the factors of 30 [2 marks]
(b) A factor of 30 is chosen at random.

What is the probability that it is a 2-digit number? [1 mark]

Foundation June 2017 Paper 3 Q6

AQACurrent spec4 marksProperties of Numbers

6 Twelve cards numbered 1 to 12 are put into six pairs.

Each pair has a total.

Complete the table to show the pairs and their totals. [4 marks]

CardsTotal
1 and 23
\(\underline{\qquad\quad}\) and \(\underline{\qquad\quad}\)9
\(\underline{\qquad\quad}\) and \(\underline{\qquad\quad}\)11
\(\underline{\qquad\quad}\) and \(\underline{\qquad\quad}\)14
\(\underline{\qquad\quad}\) and \(\underline{\qquad\quad}\)19
\(\underline{\qquad\quad}\) and \(\underline{\qquad\quad}\)22

Higher June 2017 Paper 1 Q5

AQACurrent spec3 marksProperties of Numbers

5 Write 36 as a product of prime factors.

Give your answer in index form. [3 marks]