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Chapter 5 Vocabulary Review (Sections 5-1 to 5-8)

Review vocabulary from Chapter 5.


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divisiblecan be divided by another number without leaving a remainder
prime numbera whole number greater than one with exactly two whole positive factors: one and itself
composite numbera whole number greater than one that is not prime
prime factorizationthe set of primes whose product is a given composite
multiplethe product of a given number and any whole number
common multiplea number that is a multiple of each of two given numbers
Least Common Multiple (LCM)the smallest multiple common to two numbers
fractiona number describing part of a whole when the whole is cut into two equal pieces
denominatorthe bottom number in a fraction, telling how many parts the whole is divided into
numeratorthe top number in a fraction, telling how many parts of the whole are being named
equivalent fractionstwo fractions naming the same amount
lowest termsthe name for a fractional amount where the numerator and denominator have a greatest common factor of one
Greatest Common Factor (GCF)the greatest whole number that divides two whole numbers
improper fractiona fraction whose numerator is greater than or equal to its denominator
mixed numbera number combining a whole number with a fraction
terminating decimala decimal number that ends on the right
repeating decimala decimal number that repeats a pattern of digits continuously on the right
common denominatora denominator that is the same in two fractions