Prime Factorization
Tool used to find prime factorization
factor tree
What operation is represented by parentheses in the distributive property: 3(4 + 5)
Multiplication
Definition of a factor
A whole number that can be multiplied or divided to produce a given whole number
Definition of a multiple
A whole number that can be divided by another number to get a whole number (the numbers you skip count by a number).
In, 53 name the base and the exponent
5 is the base, 3 is the exponent
Prime factors have how many factors?
2 - 1 and the number itself
a(b+c) =?
axb+axc
GCF stands for
Greatest Common Factor
LCM stands for
Least Common Multiple
The answer to (1/3)4
1/81
We use what to represent repeated numbers when we write the prime factorization
exponents
The product of 5(7+3)
50
ALL factors of 30
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30
LCM of 6 and 9
18
4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 written as a power
45
prime numbers
6(m+4) = ?
6m+24
ALL common factors of 6 and 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 6
LCM of 3 and 5 + the NEXT common multiple
15, 30
The answer to 1230
1
What is the prime factorization of 81?
3x3x3x3 or 34
Rewrite the SUM of 8+16 using the distributive property in a(b+c) format
4(2+4)
GCF of 6 and 12
6
LCM of 5 and 100
100
16,000