Chapter 2 Flashcards
Prime
A number that can be multiplied by one and its self
Composite
A number that has at least 3 factors
Prime factorization
Prime factorization is finding the prime factors of a composite number
Power
A number obtained by raising a base to a exponent
Cubed
A number raised to a 3rd power
Base
In a power a number used as a factor 10 to the 3rd power the base is ten
Squared
A number raised to the second power
Exponent
In a power the number as the base is used as a factor
Powers of ten
A number 10 100 1000 so on a number with only ten as its factor
Distributive properity
To multiply a sum by a number you can multiply each addend by the same number and add the second number
Compatible numbers
Numbers in a problem that are east to work with mentally
Product
The answer to a multiplication problem