Download C-SCOPE VOCABULARY 3 factor tree-a diagram showing the prime

C-SCOPE VOCABULARY 3
1. factor tree-a diagram showing the prime factorization of a number
2. factor-a number that is multiplied by another number to find a product
3. prime number- a whole number greater than 1 with exactly two
factors, 1 and itself
4. prime factorization- a composite number expressed as the product of
its prime factors
5. base (of an exponent)- a number multiplied by itself the number of
times shown by an exponent
6. exponent- the number of times the base is to be multiplied by itself
7. power- the number of times the base is to be multiplied by itself;
exponent
8. composite number- whole number that has more than two wholenumber factors
9. multiple-the product of a given number and any whole number
10.expression-a mathematical combination of variables, numerals, and
operations
11.validate-to give evidence that a solution or process is correct
12.sequence-an ordered list of numbers
13.least common Denominator- the least common multiple of the
denominators of every fraction in a given set of fractions
14.greatest common factor-the largest factor that two or more numbers
have in common
15.least common multiple-the smallest number, other than 0, that is a
common multiple of two or more numbers
16.cubed-raised to the power of 3; a number multiplied by itself 3 times
17.squared-raised to the power of 2; a number multiplied by itself 2
times
18.mixed number-a whole number and a fraction
19.improper fraction- a fraction whose numerator is greater than or
equal to its denominator
20.1 and 0- are neither prime numbers or composite numbers