Prime and Composite Word Problems

Which number listed below is a prime number?

• 1

• 37

• 63

• 33

Which of the following numbers is COMPOSITE?

• 2

• 37

• 4

• 41

Composite numbers:

• Are always bigger than prime numbers

• Have more than 2 factors

• Have 2 pairs of factors

• Don't have factors

Which number is composite?

• 11
  11

• 13

• 21

• 23

The number of baseball cards Jack has is a prime number. Which of the following numbers could be the number of baseball cards Jack has?

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 11

Mrs. Fisher told her class to only work the items that are numbered with a prime number. Which number is a prime number?

• 2

• 6

• 4

• 8

The amount of baseball cards in Tina's collection is a prime number. Which of the following could be the amount of cards Tina has?

• 25

• 46

• 67

• 90

Elly wrote the number 35. Ulysses wrote 39. Maggie wrote 37. Palmer wrote 33. Which student wrote down a prime number?

• Elly

• Ulysses

• Maggie

• Palmer

Brenda said that the number 2 is prime because it has only 2 factors. Carla said that the number 2 is composite because it is even and all even numbers are composite. Who is correct?

• Brenda is correct.

• Carla is correct.

• Both of them are correct.

• Neither of them is correct.

The number of cars on the lot at Patrick's Used Cars is a composite number. How many cars could be on the lot?

• 19

• 37

• 59

• 63