Grade 6 Math Unit 1 (Multi-Digit Operations) Vocabulary

A step-by-step procedure used in a mathematical computation

• algorithm

• variable

• equation

• function

A number with a digit in the tenths place, hundredths place, etc

• decimal

• integer

• fraction

• whole number

Whole numbers that can be multiplied together to find a product

• factor

• sum

• quotient

• difference

A number that represents a part of a whole number, written as numerator/denominator

• fraction

• integer

• decimal

• multiple

The largest number that will divide two or more numbers

• greatest common factor (GCF)

• least common multiple (LCM)

• prime factorization

• reciprocal

The smallest multiple that is common to two or more numbers

• least common multiple (LCM)

• greatest common factor (GCF)

• prime factorization

• reciprocal

The product of a number and a nonzero whole number

• multiple

• factor

• sum

• quotient

The answer to a division problem

• quotient

• product

• sum

• difference

The answer to a multiplication problem

• product

• quotient

• sum

• difference

The answer to an addition problem

• product

• quotient

• difference

• sum