| Question A |
Choose any whole number.
What happens when you multiply the numbers either
side of it?
For example, if you choose $7$, work out $6 \times
8$. Repeat several times.
Notice anything interesting? Convince yourself it
always happens.
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| Question B |
Write down three consecutive numbers, none of which
is a multiple of $3$. If you can't, explain why.
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| Question C |
Choose two factors of $120$ which are coprime
(they have a highest common factor of $1$).
Multiply them together and record the result. Repeat
several times.
Notice anything about your results?
Start with numbers other than $120$. Does the same
thing always happen? Convince yourself.
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| Question D |
Choose any two consecutive even numbers.
Multiply them together and record the result. Repeat
several times.
Notice anything interesting? Convince yourself it
always happens.
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| FINAL CHALLENGE |
Take any prime number greater than $3$, square it and
subtract one. Repeat several times.
Notice anything interesting? Convince yourself it
always happens.
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