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Stage 4 · Indices · Apply index notation to represent whole numbers as products of powers of prime numbers · Topic: Indices, roots & surds · Year 7, 8

Determine and apply tests for divisibility for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10

Dot point ID k-10-2022-stage-4-indices/ind-api-stg4-05 · NESA code MA_K_10_CP_IND_API_STG4_05 · See it on the NSW Curriculum website ↗

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Outcomes for this focus area (MA4-IND-C-01)
MA4-IND-C-01 operates with primes and roots, positive-integer and zero indices involving numerical bases and establishes the relevant index laws

Core resources for this dot point

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Interactive tool

  • Interactive toolStarter
    Mathigon: Divisibility rules
    Mathigon (Amplify) · Interactive (browser) · Free · Link checked 2026-10-15 · Hands-on, No prep
    Use it for: Discover why the divisibility tests for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 work.
  • Interactive toolStarter
    Maths Is Fun: Divisibility rules
    Maths Is Fun · Interactive (browser) · Free · Link checked 2026-10-15 · No prep
    Use it for: Divisibility tests with examples.

Worksheet

  • WorksheetDrill
    Kuta free worksheet: Divisibility and factors
    Kuta Software · PDF · Printable PDF · Free · Link checked 2026-10-15 · Answers included, No prep, Printable
    Use it for: Printable skills-practice sheet with answer key on divisibility and factors; good for drill or homework.

Focus area resources

Checked resources for Indices as a whole (not mapped to a single dot point).

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