Prime Factorization Vocabulary

What is a composite number?

• The process of breaking down a number into its prime factors

• A natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself

• A number that can be divided evenly by more than just 1 and itself

• A visual representation of the prime factorization of a number

Match the following descriptions with the correct type of number.

• Factor

• The product of a number and any whole number

• Prime number

• A number that can be divided evenly by more than just 1 and itself

• Multiple

• A number that divides evenly into another number

• Composite number

• A natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself

What is prime factorization?

• The process of breaking down a number into its prime factors

• A number that divides evenly into another number

• The product of a number and any whole number

• A visual representation of the prime factorization of a number

What is the purpose of a factor tree?

• To find the greatest common divisor of two numbers

• To visually represent the prime factorization of a number

• To determine if a number is a prime number

• To add two numbers together

Which of the following is a multiple of 5?

• 3

• 10

• 7

• 12

What makes a number a composite number?

• It only has 2 factors 1 and itself.
• It is an even number.
  It is an odd number.
• Is is an odd number.
• It has more than two factors.