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 can be multiplied together to get another number.

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What are multiples?

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Multiples are the result of multiplying a number by an integer.

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What is a factor pair?

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A factor pair consists of two numbers that, when multiplied together, equal a given number.

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Is 2 a prime number?

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Yes, 2 is a prime number because it has only two factors: 1 and 2.

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Which numbers are factors of 24?

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The factors of 24 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24.

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What is the smallest prime number?

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The smallest prime number is 2.

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What is the largest factor of any number?

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The largest factor of any number is the number itself.

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What is a multiple of 3? Give an example.

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A multiple of 3 is any number that can be expressed as 3 times an integer. For example, 15 is a multiple of 3 (3 x 5 = 15).