Visualizing factors and multiples can be fun when we use real-life examples!

Factors:

Think of factors as different ways to group items.

For example, if you have 12 apples, the factors of 12 are:

• 1 (12 apples in 1 group)
• 2 (6 apples in 2 groups)
• 3 (4 apples in 3 groups)
• 4 (3 apples in 4 groups)
• 6 (2 apples in 6 groups)
• 12 (1 apple in 12 groups)

So, you can see how many different ways you can group 12 apples!

Multiples:

Multiples are like adding the same number over and over again.

For example, the multiples of 3 are:

• 3
• 6
• 9
• 12
• and so on…

You can picture this by jumping on a number line or by counting three steps at a time.

These ideas show us how interesting numbers can be in our everyday life!