Topic 3 Vocabulary

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Evaluate

Back

Solve

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Factor

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A number multiplied by another number to get a product

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Base

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The number that is repeatedly multiplied in a power (base and exponent together)

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Exponent

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The number that tells you how many times the base should be multiplied

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Power

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A base and an exponent written together to show repeated multiplication

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Prime Factorization

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When a number is written as a product of its prime factors (multiply all of the prime factors together)

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Prime Number

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A number that only has 2 factors - 1 and itself

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Composite Number

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A number that has more than two factors

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Factor Tree

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Shows the prime factorization of a number

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Greatest Common Factor

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The greatest number that is a factor of two or more numbers