In this lesson students will explore some fun number theory that they rarely get exposed to in the standard math curriculum. They will not be assessed on being right or wrong but rather they will be invited to ask questions and play to help them begin to enjoy thinking about mathematics.
Lesson Objectives:
In this lesson students will explore some fun number theory that they rarely get exposed to in the standard math curriculum. They will not be assessed on being right or wrong but rather they will be invited to ask questions and play to help them begin to enjoy thinking about mathematics.
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When you look at the numbers and colors depicted in the image above, what do you notice? What do you wonder?
MP.1 Make sense of proplems and persevere in solving them
MP.3 Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
What is the largest prime number?
A The largest prime is 101
B The largest prime number has over a million digits
C The largest prime is so big that we don't know its exact value
D We know for certain that there is no largest prime number
Every time we find a new Mersenne Prime, that is a prime of the form 2^p -1 for some prime p, we also find a new what?
A integer
B fraction
C Perfect Number
D decimal
What is the first Perfect Number?
A 1
B 2
C 6
D 1000
Every natural number can be factored into primes in a unique way
