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Num.Theroy&Fractions
Number Theory
Definition | Term |
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Capable of being evenly divided by another number without a remainder | divisible |
Rules that let you test if one number is divisible by another number without having to do much calculation | divisibility rules |
A whole number greater than 1 with exactly two factors, 1 and itself | prime number |
A whole number greater than 1 with more than 2 factors | composite number |
Writing numbers as a product of prime numbers | prime factorization |
The numbers that are multiplied together to give the product | factors |
Numbers that are factors of two or more given numbers | common factors |
The greatest number that is a factor of two or more numbers | greatest common factor (GCF) |
The product of a number and any whole number | multiples |
Numbers that are multiples of two or more whole numbers | common multiples |
The smallest number that is a multiple of two or more whole numbers | least common multiple (LCM) |
a diagram used to break a number down into its prime factors | factor tree |