Chapter 2 Vocabulary Quiz

What is a base in mathematics?

• A factor used to multiply by itself

• A whole number greater than 1 with more than two factors

• A number that can be divided by a second number with a remainder of zero

• An expression that uses a base and a power

What defines a composite number?

• A whole number with exactly two factors, one and itself

• A whole number greater than 1 with more than two factors

• A number that can be divided by a second number with a remainder of zero

• A number that can be written as a fraction

What is a prime number?

• A number that can be divided by a second number with a remainder of zero

• A whole number with exactly two factors, one and itself

• The greatest factor that is the factor of two or more numbers

• The smallest number that is a multiple of a group of numbers

What does it mean if a number is divisible?

• It can be divided by a second number with a remainder of zero

• It is a whole number greater than 1 with more than two factors

• It is a number that can be written as a fraction

• It is the smallest number that is a multiple of a group of numbers

What does an exponent indicate?

• The smallest number that is a multiple of a group of numbers

• How many times a number, or a base, is used as a factor

• A rule that shows a relationship between two or more quantities

• A number that can be written as a fraction

What is a factor in mathematics?

• An integer that divides into another integer with a remainder of zero

• A tool for writing very large or very small numbers

• The greatest factor that is the factor of two or more numbers

• The smallest number that is a multiple of a group of numbers

What is a formula?

• A rule that shows a relationship between two or more quantities

• A number that can be written as a fraction

• An expression that uses a base and a power

• The factor which when multiplied by a number yields a product of one

What is the greatest common factor?

• The smallest number that is a multiple of a group of numbers

• The greatest factor that is the factor of two or more numbers

• A whole number with exactly two factors, one and itself

• A number that can be divided by a second number with a remainder of zero

What is the least common multiple?

• The smallest number that is a multiple of a group of numbers

• The greatest factor that is the factor of two or more numbers

• A whole number with exactly two factors, one and itself

• A number that can be divided by a second number with a remainder of zero

What is the least common denominator?

• The least common multiple of the denominators

• The greatest factor that is the factor of two or more numbers

• A whole number with exactly two factors, one and itself

• A number that can be divided by a second number with a remainder of zero