Basic 4Mathematics21 min

Factor Pairs and Square Tiles

Arranging bottle tops into equal rows for a class maths game.

Find factor pairs by arranging equal rows and columns.

A group has 24 bottle tops. Try different equal-row arrangements to discover every clean factor pair.

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Arranging bottle tops into equal rows for a class maths game.

Find factor pairs of 24 and decide whether 24 is a square number.

  1. Arrange 24 bottle tops in equal rows: 1 by 24, 2 by 12, 3 by 8, and 4 by 6 all work.
  2. A square number makes a square array like 4 = 2 x 2 or 9 = 3 x 3. 24 does not make a square array.