CubTime Flashcardziz Greatest Common Factors and Factor Trees #1

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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 25?

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The factors of 25 are 1, 5, and 25.

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What are the 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 prime factorization?

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Prime factorization is expressing a number as the product of its prime factors. For example, the prime factorization of 12 is 2² x 3.

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What is the GCF (Greatest Common Factor)?

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The GCF is the largest number that divides two or more numbers without leaving a remainder. For example, the GCF of 4 and 12 is 4.

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What is the prime factorization of 12?

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The prime factorization of 12 is 2² x 3.

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How do you find the GCF of two numbers?

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To find the GCF, list the factors of each number and identify the largest factor they have in common.

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What is a factor tree?

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

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What is the missing factor in the equation 5 x ? = 25?

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The missing factor is 5.

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What are composite numbers?

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Composite numbers are numbers that have more than two factors. For example, 4, 6, and 8 are composite numbers.