Multiply Whole Numbers Flashcards
Composite
Make up of various part or elements
Prime
A whole number with exactly two factors of 2 or more
Prime factorization
A way of expressing a composite number as a product of its prime factors
Power of 10
A number like 10 100 1000 and so on it is the result of using 10 as a factors
Squared
A number raised to the second power 3x3 or 3 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 in 10 to the power of 3 the base is 10 or any side of a parallelogram
Cubed
A number raised to the third power 10 x10x10 or 10to the third power
Exponent
In a power the number of times the base is used as a factor in 5 to the power of 3 the exponent is 3
Distributive property
To multiply a sum by a number you can multiply each addend by the same number and add the products
Compatible number
A whole number that has more than two factors