My Math Ch. 2 Vocab.

Front

Answer to a multiplication problem.

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product

Front

In a power, the number of times the base is used as a factor.

Back

exponent

Front

A number raised to the third power.

Back

cubed

Front

A number raised to an exponent.

Back

power

Front

A number with >2 factors: e.g., 4, 6, 8, 9.

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Composite

Front

Property stating that to multiply a sum by a number, each addend can be multiplied by that number and the products added.

Back

Distributive Property

Front

Expressing a composite number as a product of its prime factors.

Back

Prime Factorization

Front

A number that divides evenly into a whole number and is multiplied by another number.

Back

Factor

Front

A number with only 2 factors: 1 and itself (e.g., 2, 3, 5, 7).

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Prime

Front

A number raised to the second power.

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Squared