Multiply Whole Numbers Flashcards
Composite
A whole number that has more than two factors.
Prime
A whole number with exactly two factors, 1 and itself.
Prime Factorization
A way of expressing a composite number as a product of it’s prime factors.
Squared
A number raised to the second power.
Power
A number obtained by raising a base to an exponent.
Base
In a power, the number used as a factor.
Cubed
A number raised to the third power.
Exponent
In a power, the number of times the base is used as a factor.
Power of 10
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