Factors and Fraction Vocabulary

Numbers such as 1/3 and  2/6 that represent the same amount are

• composite numbers

• mixed number

• equivalent fractions

• improper fractions

In the fraction, 4/5, 4 is the 

• denominator

• numerator

• addend

• factor

In the fraction, 5/8, 8 is the 

• denominator

• sum

• factor

• numerator

A number that has exactly 2 distinct factors is 

• composite

• prime

• improper

• equivalent

When a numerator and denominator have no common factors greater than 1, it is

• and improper fraction

• in simplest form

• an equivalent fraction

• composite

A whole number with more than 2 factors is 

• prime

• equivalent

• composite

• mixed

Must find the ______ when adding and subtracting fractions.

• least common denominator (LCD)

• greatest common factor (GCF)

• Prime Factorization

• least common numerator

The TOP of the fraction

• numerator

• denominator

• factor

• multiple

The BOTTOM of the fraction.

• numerator

• multiple

• denominator

• factor

Part of a whole object, set, or unit

• reciprocal

• composite

• fraction

• mixed