Delta-K,  Research,  Volume 42, Issue 1

Uncovering a Test for Divisibility by a Prime: A Journey of Mathematical Discovery

Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association

Volume 42 Issue 1, December 2004

19 – 24

Uncovering a Test for Divisibility by a Prime: A Journey of Mathematical Discovery

Murray L. Lauber

One of the joys of being a mathematics teacher is the excitement of being a student. Teaching concepts and solving problems with students provides many opportunities to see new relationships between concepts and to discover patterns that we have never noticed before.