Module one vocab

Annex

to add a zero to the beginning or the end of a decimal

Divisor

the number used to divide another number in a division problem

Quotient

the result when one number is divided by another

Dividend

the number that is divided in a division problem

Reciprocals

any two numbers that have a product of 1

common factor

A number that is a factor of two or more numbers

least common multiple

The smallest multiple (other than zero) that two or more numbers have in common.

greatest common factor

the greatest whole number that evenly divides the given whole numbers

multiplacative inverse

any two numbers that have a product of 1

Inverse Property of Multiplication

A property that states that the product of a number and its multiplicative inverse is 1.

prime factorization

a composite number expressed as a product of prime numbers