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 its 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 times the base is used as a factor
Powers 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 he same number and add the products
Compatible numbers
Numbers in a problem that are easy to work with
Product
The answer to a multiplication problem