A series of mathematical words and their definitions.
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composite number
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a composite number is an integer greater than 1 with more than two positive factors edit / delete
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base
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the base is the repeated factor of a number written in exponential form
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divisible
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divisible means that the remainder is 0 when you divide one integer by another
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equivalent fractions
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equilvalent fractions are fractions thatdescribe the same part of a whole
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exponent
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an exponent is a number that shows how many times a base is used as a factor
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factor
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a factor of a nonzero number is an integer that divides the nonzero integer with a remainer 0
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greatest common factor (GCF)
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the greatest common factor of two or more numbers is the greatest factor that the numbers have in common
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power
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a power is any expression in the exponent form. Power is also used to refer to the exponet
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prime factorization
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the prime factorization of a number is the expression of the number as the product of its prime factors
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prime number
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a prime is an integer greater than 1 with only two positive factors, 1 and itself
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