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1.Divisibility&Primes11
ProblemSet27

2.Odds,Evens,Positives,&Negatives31
ProblemSet41

3.Combinatorics45
ProblemSet53

4.Probability57
ProblemSet65

5.NumberPropertiesStrategies69
ProblemSet81

6.ExtraDivisibility&Primes87
ProblemSet105

7.ExtraCombinatorics&Probability113
ProblemSet121

AppendixA:OfficialGuideProblemSets127

NumberProperties

Divisibility&Primes

ArithmeticRules
RulesofDivisibilitybyCertainIntegers
FactorsandMultiples
FewerFactors,MoreMultiples
DivisibilityandAddition/Subtraction
Primes
PrimeFactorization
FactorFoundationRule
ThePrimeBox
GreatestCommonFactorandLeastCommonMultiple
Remainders
ThreeWaystoExpressRemainders
CreatingNumberswithaCertainRemainder