Order of Operations, Prime Factorization, & Exponents

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What are prime numbers?

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Prime numbers are natural numbers greater than 1 that have no positive divisors other than 1 and themselves.

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How many factors do prime numbers have?

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2; 1 and itself.

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What is the rule for solving multiplication or division using order of operations?

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Perform multiplication and division from left to right.

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What does the base in an exponent tell you to do?

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It tells you what number to multiply or use as a factor.

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What is an exponent?

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An exponent indicates how many times to multiply a number by itself.

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What is the prime factorization of 54?

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What is the value of 9^3?

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729.

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What is the order of operations?

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The order of operations is Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right), often abbreviated as PEMDAS.

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What is a factor tree?

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A factor tree is a diagram used to break down a number into its prime factors.

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What is the difference between a prime number and a composite number?

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A prime number has exactly two distinct positive divisors (1 and itself), while a composite number has more than two positive divisors.