Your numbers divided |

	Your numbers divided
What’s the mystery?	You are able to predict numbers that exactly divide a series of random numbers chosen by students.
Domain(s)	Mathematics
Subdomain keywords	Divisors, prime numbers, prime factorisation.
Age group	15 to 16 years old.
Expected time for the mystery	Approximate time for teacher preparation: ten min.Approximate time in classroom: one hour.
Safety/supervision	NoneDisclaimer: the authors of this teaching material will not be held responsible for any injury or damage to persons or properties that might occur in its use.
Preparation and list of materials	Calculators or student mobile phones if allowed in class.
Learning objectives	Students will understand prime numbers and prime factors of numbers.
Resources	Videos showing this trick, among others, being performed and explained to teach basic mathematics can be found at: www.mathematicalmagic.com An online prime factor calculator can be found at: http://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/math/prime-factors.php This also shows how to manually calculate prime factors.