Chapter 2 Cards Flashcards
1
Q
Powers of 10
A
A number like 10, 100, 1000, and so on.
2
Q
Prime factorization
A
A way to express a composite number as a product of its prime factors.
4
Q
Composite
A
A number that has three or more factors.
5
Q
Product
A
The answer to a multiplication problem.
6
Q
Squared
A
A number raised to the second power.
7
Q
Power
A
A number obtained by raising a base to an exponent.
8
Q
Base
A
In a power, the number used as a factor.
9
Q
Compatible numbers
A
Numbers in a problem that are easy to work with mentally.
10
Q
Cubed
A
A number raised to the third power
11
Q
Exponent
A
In a power, the number of times the base is used as a factor.
12
Q
Distributive Property
A
To multiply a sum by a number, you can multiply each addend by the same number and add the products.
13
Q
Prime
A
A number with only two factors.
