integer
any positive or negative whole number or zero, such as −6, 0, 27
factor
integers (whole numbers) that can be divided evenly into another
integer, To factor a number, you simply determine the numbers that
you can divide into it.
composite number
a whole number that can be divid...
✓ a shorthand method of indicating repeated multiplication, for example
15×15 can also be expressed as 15²
base
✓ a number that's used as a factor at least two times-its a number raised
to an exponent. for example the base of 4³ is 4
square root
✓ the number that, when multiplied by itself equals the original number,
for example the square root of 36 is 6, if you square 6 or multiply it by
itself you produce 36
factorial
✓ is represented by an exclamation point, you calculate a factorial by
finding the product of (multiplying) a whole number and all the whole
numbers less than it down to 1, so 6 factorial is 6×5×4×3×2×1
reciprocal
✓ the number by which another number can be multiplied to produce 1,
if you have a fraction its reciprocal is that fraction turned upside down
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