#1 Vocabulary

Question 1

fraction

Answer 1

a quotient of two numbers often used to refer to part of a whole

Question 2

factor

Answer 2

write a number as a product

Question 3

simplified

Answer 3

a fraction when the numerator and denominator have no factors in common other than 1

Question 4

prime number

Answer 4

natural number other than 1 whose only factors are 1 and itself

Question 5

composite number

Answer 5

natural number other than 1 that is not a prime number (can be written as a product of prime numbers

Question 6

numerator

Answer 6

top number of a fraction

Question 7

denominator

Answer 7

bottom number of a fraction

Question 8

reciprocals

Answer 8

two fractions whose product is 1

Question 9

equivalent

Answer 9

fractions that represent the same quantity

Question 10

least common multiple

Answer 10

smallest number that bot given numbers divide into evenly

Question 11

exponential notation

Answer 11

used to write products in a more compact form

Question 12

base of an exponential notation

Answer 12

the repeated factor

Question 13

exponent of an exponential notation

Answer 13

number of times you multiply the base times itself