Quant Ch 3 - Properties of Numbers Flashcards
Integer
A number with out a decimal or fractional component
x⁰
= 1 when x ≠ 0
The first prime number
- 1 is not prime
Representation of even integers
2n
Representation of odd integers
2n-1 or 2n+1
Addition rules for even and odd numbers
O+O = E
E+E = E
O+E = O
E+O = O
Subtraction rules for even and odd numbers
O-O = E
E-E = E
O-E = O
E-O =O
Multiplication rules for even and odd numbers
ExE = E
ExO = E
OxO = O
Division rules for even and odd numbers
E/O = E
O/O = O
E/E = O or E
Only apply when 1 integer divides evenly into another integer
Factors
Numbers that divide into a larger number evenly
Multiples
The product of a number with any integer
Prime numbers
Numbers that have no other factors other than 1 and itself
Composite number
Any number that is not a prime number
Prime factorization
When a composite number is broken down and expressed as the product of its prime factors
Finding the number of factors of an integer
1) find the prime factorization of the number
2) Add 1 to the value of each exponent & multiply the results
Unique prime factors
The number of prime factors that are different in a prime factorization. The number of unique prime factors in a number does not change when the number is raised to a positive integer exponent
Least common multiple (LCM)
Smallest positive integer into which all of the numbers in a set will divide
Finding the LCM
1) find the prime factorization
2) of any repeated prime factors, take the highest exponent once
3) take all non-repeated prime factors of the integers
4) multiply what’s found in steps 2-3. the result is the LCM
In any set of (+) integers, the LCM is ≥ the largest number in the set
Repeated prime factors
A prime factor is repeated when that prime factor is shared by at least 2 of the numbers in a set
Integers with no common prime factors
If a set of positive integers share no prime factors, the LCM is the product of the set of numbers
Greatest common factor (GCF)
Largest number that will divide into all numbers in a set
Find the GCF
1) find the prime factorization
2) of any repeated prime factors, use the factors with the smallest exponent
3) multiply the factors in step 2
If there are no prime factors in common, the GCF is 1
In any set of (+) integers, the GCF is ≤ the smallest number in a set
LCM and GCF when 1 integer divides into another evenly
Given 2 positive integers x and y, if it is known that y divides into x evenly then:
LCM (x,y) = x
GCF (x,y) = y
xy = LCM(x,y) x GCF(x,y)
How to use the LCM to find unique prime factors
If we know the LCM of a set of (+) integers, the prime factors of the LCM = the unique prime factors of the whole set