Math Curiosity: Klauber’s Triangle

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Objective

Students will search for patterns of prime numbers within a triangle made famous by Laurence Klauber.

Steps

Students build their own Klauber triangle.
Then they highlight all of the prime numbers, looking for patterns.
I reveal a giant triangle and then challenge them to create their own shape to look for prime patterns.

Resources

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