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APA

Keyik, N., & Yilmaz, R. (2026). Constructing prime number and prime factorization with realistic mathematics education: The case of 6^th grade students. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 21(1), em0864. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/17798

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Keyik N, Yilmaz R. Constructing prime number and prime factorization with realistic mathematics education: The case of 6^th grade students. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2026;21(1):em0864. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/17798

AMA

Keyik N, Yilmaz R. Constructing prime number and prime factorization with realistic mathematics education: The case of 6^th grade students. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2026;21(1), em0864. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/17798

Chicago

Keyik, Nehir, and Rezan Yilmaz. "Constructing prime number and prime factorization with realistic mathematics education: The case of 6^th grade students". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education 2026 21 no. 1 (2026): em0864. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/17798

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Keyik, N., and Yilmaz, R. (2026). Constructing prime number and prime factorization with realistic mathematics education: The case of 6^th grade students. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 21(1), em0864. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/17798

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Keyik, Nehir et al. "Constructing prime number and prime factorization with realistic mathematics education: The case of 6^th grade students". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, vol. 21, no. 1, 2026, em0864. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/17798