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Chapter 5 Vocabulary


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divisiblecan be divided by another number without leaving a remainder
prime numberhas exactly two factors, 1 and itself
composite numberhas more than two factors
prime factorizationit is the "thumbprint" of a composite number. It is the set of primes whose product equals the number
multipleis the product of the number and a whole number
Least Common Multiple (LCM)the least common multiple of two numbers
fractiondescribes part of a whole when the whole is cut into equal parts
denominatorgives the number of parts in the whole
numeratortells how many of the parts are being named
common factora number that is a factor of two different numbers
lowest termsno whole number other than one will divide both the numerator and denominator
Greatest Common Factor (GCF)the greatest whole number that will divide both the numerator and denominator
improper fractionhas a numerator that is greater than or equal to its denominator
mixed numbercombines a whole number and a fraction
terminating decimala decimal number that ends
repeating decimala decimal number that repeats a pattern of digits continuously on the right
common denominatorwhen two fractions have the same denominator
factora number that divides another number without remainder