Mystery Number Riddles Worksheet Download
This worksheet gives students riddles with clues about factors, multiples, and prime or composite status. They use the clues together to identify the one number that fits.
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Mystery Number Riddles
Students use clues about factors, multiples, and prime/composite status to identify a mystery number
About this worksheet
Students use clues about factors, multiples, and prime/composite status to identify a mystery number
Student objectives
- Use clues about factors to narrow down a number
- Figure out numbers based on their multiples
- Tell whether a number is prime or composite
- Combine several clues to find one correct answer
Everyday practice
- Guess a number in a game by using yes-or-no clues to narrow it down
- Split a group of items evenly and figure out which numbers divide evenly
- Solve number puzzles or riddles in a game or app
- Check whether a total can be shared equally among friends