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Pre-Algebra Chapter 4 Vocabulary

Merrill Pre-Algebra Chapter 4 Vocabulary Definitions


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Compositeany whole number greater than one that has more than two factors.
Exponenttells how many times a base is used as a factor.
Greatest Common Factorthe greatest of the common factors of two or more numbers.
Basethe repeated factor of a number written in exponential form.
Factoran integer that divides another integer with no remainder.
Prime Factorizationthe expression of a number as teh product of its prime factors.
Prime Numberan integer greater than 1 that has exactly two factors, 1 and itself.
Rational Numberany number you can write as a quotient of two integers a/b, where b is not zero.
Scientific Notationa way of expressing a number using powers of 10.
Simplest Formthe form in which the only common factor of the numerator and denominator is 1.