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Prime or Composite? is a free printable Grade 4 maths worksheet on classifying by factor count, aligned to Common Core standard 4.OA.B.4. It prints 12 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Prime or Composite?

4.OA.B.4

NameDate

Write prime or composite.

1.Is 48 prime or composite?
2.Is 29 prime or composite?
3.Is 36 prime or composite?
4.Is 11 prime or composite?
5.Is 37 prime or composite?
6.Is 23 prime or composite?
7.Is 24 prime or composite?
8.Is 41 prime or composite?
9.Is 39 prime or composite?
10.Is 25 prime or composite?
11.Is 13 prime or composite?
12.Is 35 prime or composite?

LessonPrint · 4.OA.B.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Prime or Composite?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.composite
  2. 2.prime
  3. 3.composite
  4. 4.prime
  5. 5.prime
  6. 6.prime
  7. 7.composite
  8. 8.prime
  9. 9.composite
  10. 10.composite
  11. 11.prime
  12. 12.composite

Questions about Prime or Composite?

What does the Prime or Composite? worksheet cover?

It practises classifying by factor count — 12 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core 4.OA.B.4: Find factors and multiples, and tell prime from composite numbers. The instruction to pupils is “Write prime or composite”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Prime or Composite? practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.OA.B.4 — 4.OA.B.4, in the Operations & Algebraic Thinking domain for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1-100. Recognize that a whole number is a multiple of each of its factors. Determine whether a given whole number is prime or composite.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Prime or Composite? is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on 4.OA.B.4, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Prime or Composite? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 12 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Prime or Composite? can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Prime or Composite? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Prime or Composite?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 4.OA.B.4 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.