| Term | Definition |
|---|
| prime number | a whole # > 1 that has exactly 2 whole # factors, 1 and itself 173 |
| composite number | a whole # > 1 that has more than 2 whole # factors 173 |
| prime factorization | the writing of a whole # as a product of prime #s 173 |
| factor tree | diagram used to write the prime factorization of a # 173 |
| monomial | a #, variable, or the product of a # 174 |
| common factor | a whole # that is a factor of 2 or more nonzero whole #s 177 |
| greatest common factor (GCF) | the greatest whole # that is a common factor of 2 or more nonzero whole #s 177 |
| relatively prime | when 2 or more nonzero whole numbers have a greatest common factor of 1 178 |
| equivalent fractions | 2 fractions that represent the same # 182 |
| simplest form (of a fraction) | when the numerator of a fraction is relatively prime /the denominator 183 |
| multiple | the product of a # and any nonzero whole # 187 |
| common multiple | a multiple shared by 2 or more #s 187 |
| least common multiple (LCM) | the least # that is a common multiple of 2 or more #s 187 |
| least common denominator (LCD) | the LCM of the denominators of 2 or more fractions 188 |
| scientific notation | a # written w/the form c x 10 ^n where 1_<c<10 and n is an integer 204 |
| rational number | # that can be written as a quotient of 2 integers 219 |
| terminating decimal | decimal w/ final digit, can be written as quotient of integers a/b, where b not= 0 219 |
| repeating decimal | decimal w/ digit or block of digits that repeats w/o end , can be written as quotient of integers a/b where b not= 0 219 |
| reciprocals | 2 nonzero #s whose product is 1 243 |
| multiplicative inverse | the reciprocal b/a of a nonzero # a/b where a not= 0, b not= 0; product of # and reciprocal = 1 247 |
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