Chapter 2 Flashcards
(16 cards)
Estimate
A calculated guess that is close to the exact number
Reasonable
An estimate that is close to the actual answer
Front end estimation
Using the front digit to get a estimate
Rounding
To give an approximate example
Product
Answer when one number is multiplied by another
Quotient
Answer when one number is divided by another
Divisor
The number in the division problem that is divided into the dividend
dividend
The number in a division problem that is being divided
Factor
The numbers that you multiply to get the product or multiple
Multiple
The product or answer to a multiplication problem
Least common multiple
The SMALLEST multiple two or more numbers have common
Common factor
A factor that two or more numbers have in common
Greatest common factor
The LARGEST factor two or more numbers have common
Prime number
A number that has ONLY TWO factors-1 and itself
The number 1 is neither prime nor composite
It only has one factor,which is itself
Composite number
A number that has three or more factors
