types of numbers Flashcards
1
Q
natural numbers
A
the counting numbers
2
Q
integers
A
all the whole numbers including zero
3
Q
rational numbers
A
all integers and fractions
4
Q
real numbers
A
rational and irrational numbers
5
Q
square numbers
A
when you multiply a number by itself
6
Q
cube numbers
A
when you multiply a number by itself twice
7
Q
factors
A
numbers we multiply to get another number
8
Q
prime number
A
A number with exactly TWO
factors: (1 and itself).
9
Q
prime factor
A
A factor of a number which
is also a prime number is
called a prime factor.
10
Q
multiplies
A
a number that
is in the times table of
another number
11
Q
common factor
A
factors that two or more numbers share
