Multiply Whole Numbers Flashcards
Composite
A whole number that has more than two factors
Prime
Numbers only have two factors
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
3
In a power, the number used as a factor. In 10 , the base is 10
Cubed
A number raised to the third power
Powers of ten
A number like 10, 100, 1,000 and so on. It is the result of using only 10 as a factor
Exponent
In a power, the number of times the base is used as a factor. In
5 to the power of three, the exponent is three
Distributive property
To multiply a sum by a number, you can multiply each added by the same number and add the products
Compatible numbers
Numbers in a problem that is a multiple of two or more numbers
Product
The answer to a multiplication problem