Complete factor expressions (below 100)

We can make any number by using its factor pairs. Every number will have at least one factor pair, $1$1 and itself. 

When we're completing factor expressions we need to think of a second number we can use to complete an expression. We can do this by counting or maybe dividing. Let's look at an example...

Complete the factor expression below

$\editable{}$$\times$×$7=21$7=21
 

Here we need to complete the factor expression by finding what goes in the $\editable{}$.

So far we know two numbers $7$7 and $21$21. We can use these two numbers to work out the missing number. 
We can either find the result of $21\div7$21÷​7 or we can count by $7$7's.

If we count by $7$7's we get...

$7$7, $14$14, $21$21. 

On a number line it would look like this...

We can now see that we'll have to count by $7$7 three times before we get to $21$21, so $3$3 groups of $7$7 make $21$21. 

So, the number $3$3 completes the factor expression. 
$3\times7=21$3×7=21

 

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Examples

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