Multiply Whole Numbers Flashcards
1
Q
Composite
A
A number that has more than 2 factors
2
Q
Prime
A
A number that has 2 factors only
3
Q
Squared
A
A number raised to the second power
4
Q
Prime Factorization
A
A way of expressing a composite number as a product of its prime factors.
5
Q
Power
A
A number obtained by raising a base to an exponent
6
Q
Base
A
In a power the number used as a factor
7
Q
Powers of 10
A
A number like 10,100,1,000 and so on. It is a result of using only 10 as a factor
8
Q
Cubed
A
A number raised to the third power
9
Q
Exponent
A
In a power the number of times the base is used as a factor
10
Q
Distributed property
A
To multiply a sum as a number,you can multiply each adders by the same number and add the products
11
Q
Compatible Numbers
A
Numbers in a problem that are easy to work mentally
12
Q
Product
A
The answer to a multiplication problem
