Factors, Prime, Composite, Multiples

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What are factors?

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Factors are numbers that can be multiplied together to get another number. For example, the factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12.

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What are the factors of 42?

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1, 42, 2, 21, 3, 14, 6, 7

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What are the factors of 30?

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1, 30, 2, 15, 3, 10, 5, 6

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What are multiples?

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Multiples are the result of multiplying a number by an integer. For example, the multiples of 3 are 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, etc.

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What are the multiples of 8?

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8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48

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What is a prime number?

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A prime number is a number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. For example, 2, 3, 5, and 7 are prime numbers.

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What is a composite number?

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A composite number is a number that has more than two positive divisors. For example, 4, 6, 8, and 12 are composite numbers.

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What are the factors of 11?

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1, 11

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Is 12 a prime or composite number?

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Composite

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How do you find the factors of a number?

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To find the factors of a number, divide it by integers starting from 1 up to that number. If the division results in a whole number, both the divisor and the quotient are factors.