Click HERE to view the 2022-2023 Community Report

K-12 Categories

Illuminations: Positive Integer Divisors

What is the smallest positive number with exactly ten positive integer divisors?

And what is the next one after that?

This brainteaser was written by Derrick Niederman.


Math Topics
Algebra & Pre-Algebra, Multiplication & Division
Middle School, High School
7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Descriptions of PDFs

Problem and solution

What are you looking for?

Organization

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Website URL

Type of Resource

Activity Sheet
PDF File

Assigned Categories

Resource k12

Illuminations: Positive Integer Divisors

What is the smallest positive number with exactly ten positive integer divisors?

And what is the next one after that?

This brainteaser was written by Derrick Niederman.


Math Topics
Algebra & Pre-Algebra, Multiplication & Division
Middle School, High School
7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Descriptions of PDFs

Problem and solution

What are you looking for?

Organization

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Website URL

Type of Resource

Activity Sheet
PDF File

Assigned Categories