| A | B |
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| base | when a number is raised to a power, the number that is used as a factor |
| greatest common factor | the greatest number that is a factor of two or more given numbers |
| multiple | the product of any number and a whole number |
| order of operations | a rule for evalutating expressions: first perform the operations in parenthesis, then compute powers, then perform multiplication and division from left to right, then perform all addition and subtraction from left to right |
| prime factorization | a number written as the product of its prime factors |
| scientific notation | a method of writing very small or very large numbers by using powers of ten |
| power | n a power, the number that indicates how many times the base is used as a factor |
| standard form | a number written using digits |
| composite number | a number greater than one that has more than two whole number factors |
| exponent | n a power, the number that indicates how many times the base is used as a factor |
| least common multiple | the least number, other than zero, that is a multiple of two or more given numbers |
| numerical expression | an expression that contains only numbers and operations |
| prime number | a whole number greater than one that has exactly two factors, itself and 1 |
