Math Vocabulary
Factors
Mutliples
Prime & Composite
Word Problems
100

The answer to a multiplication equation is called the...

PRODUCT

100

True or False?

1 is a factor of 12

True.  1 is a factor of EVERY whole number.

100

Write the first five multiples of the number 3.

3,6,9,12,15

100

Is 18 prime or composite? Explain your thinking. 

Composite- it has more than 2 factors

1,2,3,6,9,18.

100

Jared's street address number has ONLY 2 factors. What could be Jared's address number?

a. 12

b. 19

c. 24

b. 19 - IT IS A PRIME NUMBER! 

200

The product of a given whole number and any other whole number? You can find these numbers by skip counting.

MULTIPLE

200

True or False?

18 is a factor of 9

False.  18 is a multiple of 9.
200

Write the first five multiples for the number 9.

9,18,27,36,45

200

Is the number 9 prime or composite?

Composite- it has more than 2 factors  1,3,9.

200

Courtney has 24 photos to arrange on 4 gallery walls. Could she evenly distribute the photos on the walls (put the same amount on each wall)? Show how.

Yes.  There will be 6 on each wall.  4x6=24

300

A whole number greater than 1 that has MORE than 2 factors is called

COMPOSITE NUMBER
300

How many factors does 24 have?

8

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24

300

True or False: 5 is a multiple of 25. 

FALSE- it is a factor.

300

Is the number 1 prime or composite? Explain your thinking. 

Neither, it has only 1 factor.  1x1

300

 Brad is putting 32 stamps in his photo book? Each page can hold 6 stamps.  Can Brad evenly distribute his stamps on the pages?  Explain.

No.  He can make 6 stamps on 5 pages but 2 stamps will be on the next page.

32 divided by 5= 6 with 2 left over.

400

A whole number greater than 1 that has EXACTLY 2 factors, 1 and itself is called...

PRIME NUMBER

400

True or False: The factors of 36 are 1,2,3,4,6,9,12,18,36.

TRUE

400

True or False: 36 is a multiple of 6.

TRUE- 6x6=36.

400

True or False: All even numbers are composite.

FALSE- Most even numbers are, but 2 is prime!

400

Jessica is learning about multiples and factors. She wrote 3 multiples and 3 factors for 15.

Multiples: 1,15,30,45

Factors: 1,3,5,15

Is she correct?

No, Jessica is incorrect

1 is not a multiple of 15.  

1 is only a factor of 15.

500

Numbers multiplied together to give a product are called....

FACTORS

500

True or False: The factors of 25 are 25,50,75,100...

FALSE - Those are the multiples of 25.
500

Mike says 1 is a multiple of 9.  Explain why Mike is right or wrong.

Multiples of 9 are 9, 18, 27, 36, 45.    


1 is a factor of 9.
500

Is 450 prime or composite? *Think about the rules we have learned 

Composite- it is even and ends in a 0 so it will have 2 and 5 as a factor.

500

Levi is learning about multiples and factors. He wrote 3 multiples and 3 factors for 27.

Multiples: 27,54,81

Factors: 1,3,9,27

Is he correct?

Yes, Levi is correct!

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