Multiply Whole Numbers Flashcards
1
Q
Composite
A
A whole number with more than two factors
2
Q
Prime
A
A whole number with the factors 1 and it’s self.
3
Q
Prime Factorization
A
A way of expressing a composite number as a product of a prime number
4
Q
Squared
A
A number to the 2nd power
5
Q
Power
A
Numbers expressed using exponents are called powers
6
Q
Base
A
Number used as a factor
7
Q
Cubed
A
A number to the 3rd power
8
Q
Exponent
A
The small number showing how many times the base is multiplied by it’s self
9
Q
Powers of 10
A
Numbers like 10, 100, 1000 and so on, is the result of using only 10 as a factor
10
Q
Distributive Property
A
Multiply the sum by the number, multiply each place by the same number then add them together
11
Q
Product
A
The answer to a multiplication problem
12
Q
Compatible Numbers
A
Numbers in a problem that are easy to multiply mentally
