Math Vocabulary-Chapter 2

Question 1

Prime

Answer 1

A number that only has two factors.

Question 2

Composite

Answer 2

A whole number that has three or more factors.

Question 3

Prime Factorization

Answer 3

A way of expressing a composite number as a product of its prime numbers.

Question 4

Power

Answer 4

A number obtained by raising a base to an exponent.

Question 5

Cubed

Answer 5

A number raised to the third power.

Question 6

Base

Answer 6

The number used as a factor.

Question 7

Squared

Answer 7

A number with 2 identical factors.

Question 8

Exponent

Answer 8

The number of times the base is used as a factor.

Question 9

Powers of ten

Answer 9

A number like 10, 100, 1,000 and so on. It is the result of using only 10 as a factor.

Question 10

Distributive property

Answer 10

To multiply a sum by a number, you can multiply each addend by the same number and add the products.

Question 11

Compatible numbers

Answer 11

Numbers in a problem that are easy to work with mentality.

Question 12

Product

Answer 12

The answer to a multiplication problem.

Question 13

Factor

Answer 13

A number that is multiplied by another number.