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The Sieve of Eratosthenes Worksheet with Answer Key

5 problems on primes and composites with the sieve of Eratosthenes: classifying numbers, class photo rows, patterns in the number grid, the first four primes plus one, and how many rounds a sieve needs. 1 page, with a worked answer key and a one-page lesson handout. Free to download, no sign-in.

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What's on the worksheet

  1. Decide if each number is prime, composite or neither, and factor the composites.
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  2. Word problem: the fewest rows for the 203 students in the class photo.
  3. Use the 1 to 100 grid to see which columns still hold numbers after the rounds for 2 and 5.
  4. Explain why none of the first four primes divides 2 × 3 × 5 × 7 + 1.
  5. Find the smallest board and the rounds needed when a sieve uses only certain primes.

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