Math Vocabulary 2 flash cards

Set: Math Vocabulary 2

Term	Definition
place value	the position of a digit in a number that is used to determine the value of the digit e.g. (5,612)
decimals	are numbers between zero and one e.g .5 = five tenths
tenths place	one place to the right of the decimal place (.3)
hundreths place	two places to the right of the decimal (.030)
thousandths place	three places to the right of the decimal place (.003)
prime number	is a whole number greater then 1 that has exactly two factors, one and itself (7,11,29)
composite number	is a whole number greater then 1 that has more then two factors (9,12,30)
prime factorization	expressing a composite number as the product of prime numbers (a foctor tree can be used to find prime factorization)
factor trees	diagrams used to find factors