Factors & Multiples

Definitions

Divisible means to divide a number with no remainder. For example 8 is divisible by 2 but 8 is not divisible by 3.

Factors of a number are numbers that the number is divisible by. For example 6 is a factor of 18 because 18 is divisible by 6.

Multiples are the "times-table" of a given number. For example the multiples of 5 are 5, 10 , 15, 20, 25, etc. The multiples of 5 are all divisible by 5.