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Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics

1.1Types of number

Types of number in Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 1.1.1Recognise and use natural numbers, integers, prime numbers, square and cube numbers, rational and irrational numbers and reciprocals.
  2. 1.1.2Find common factors and common multiples, write a number as a product of its prime factors, and find the highest common factor and lowest common multiple of numbers.
  3. 1.1.3Write numbers given in words in figures, and numbers given in figures in words.

Lessons

  • Factors, multiples, HCF and LCM

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  • Types of number

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Sample question

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Write 7272 as a product of its prime factors in index form.

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