Help your students master prime factorization with this interactive Google Slides activity! Students use factor trees to break down composite numbers into their prime factors and then write the prime factorization using exponents.

The slides are scaffolded to build confidence.

1. Example Slide – A worked-out factor tree for 60 shows how to decompose step by step.
2. Guided Practice – Students find prime factorizations of numbers like 70, 30, and 165, ordering factors from least to greatest
3. Increasing Difficulty – Larger and more complex numbers such as 154, 336, and 98 appear, requiring careful use of exponents.
4. Challenging Practice – Students tackle problems like 168 and 315, practicing with multiple prime factors and higher exponents.

By the end, students will be comfortable expressing numbers as a product of primes using exponent notation.

What’s Included:

• 10 interactive Google Slides
• Scaffolded progression: example → guided → independent practice
• Factor trees and exponent form prime factorization
• Answer Key included
• Editable format for teacher customization
• Fully digital and paperless
  

Suggested Uses:

• Independent practice
• Math centers or stations
• Small group instruction
• Homework or exit tickets
• Test prep