Chapter 2 Flashcards
Prime
A whole number with 2 factors 1 and itself
Composite
A number that has more than 2 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 a exponent
Cubed
A number raised to the third power
Base
In a power the number is used as a factor
Squared
The number raised to the second power
Exponent
In a power the number of times the base is used as a factor
Powers of ten
A number like 10,100,1000 and so on it is a 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