Prime, Composite, Factors and Multiples

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What is a prime number?

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A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself.

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What is a composite number?

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A composite number is a natural number greater than 1 that has more than two positive divisors.

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What are factors?

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Factors are numbers that divide another number without leaving a remainder.

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What are multiples?

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Multiples of a number are the products of that number and any integer.

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What is the smallest prime number?

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The smallest prime number is 2.

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List the first five composite numbers.

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The first five composite numbers are 4, 6, 8, 9, and 10.

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How do you determine if a number is a factor of another number?

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A number is a factor of another number if the second number can be divided by the first number without a remainder.

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What is the greatest common factor (GCF)?

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The GCF is the largest positive integer that divides all the numbers in a given set without leaving a remainder.

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What is the least common multiple (LCM)?

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The LCM is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of all the numbers in a given set.

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What is the relationship between factors and multiples?

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Factors are numbers that divide another number, while multiples are the results of multiplying a number by integers.