Chapter 2 Flashcards
Prime
A number that has one equation one times itself
Composite
A whole number that has more than two factors
Prime factorization
A way of expressing a composite number as a product of its prime factors
Power
A number obtained by raising a base to an exponent
Exponent
In a power the number of times the base is used as a factor in 53 the three is the exponent
Cubed
A number raised to the third power
Base
In a power the number used as a factor in 10 to the 3rd power the 10 is the base
Squared
A number raised to the second power
Powers of ten
A number like 10, 100, 1000 and so on it is the result of using only 10 as a factor
Distributive property
To multiply a sum by a number you can multiply each addend by the same number and add the products
Compatible numbers
Numbers in a problem that are easy to work with mentally
Product
The answer to a multiplication problem
Factor
A number that is multiplied by another number