Question | Answer |
exponent | Tells how many times a number, or base, is used as a factor |
power | a number tht can be expressed using an exponent |
scientific notation | Written as the product of two factors. The frist factor is a number greater than or equal to one and less than ten. The second factor is a power of 10. |
multiple | the product of a number and any nonzero whole number |
least common multiple (LCM) | (of two or more numbers) is the least multiple that is common to all the numbers |
factor | a whole number that divides another whole number with a remainder of 0 |
composite number | a whole number greater than one that has more than 2 factors |
prime number | a whole number with exactly two factors, one and itself |
prime factorization | writing a composite number as the product of its prime factors |
greatest common factors (GCF) | (of two or more numbers) the greatest that is a factor of all the numbers |
equivalent fractions | Fractions that name the same amount |
simplest form | when the numerator and denominator of a fraction have no common factors other than 1 |
least common denominator (LCD) | _______ of two or more fractions is the least common multiple of their denominators |
improper fraction | a fraction with a numerator greater than or equal to its denominator |
mixed number | the sum of a whole number and a fraction |
terminating decimal | a decimal that stops |
repeating decimal | a decimal that repeats without end |
rational number | a number that can be written as a quotient of two integers, where the divisor is not 0 |