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Math Properties/GCF Terms
MATH PROPERTIES/GCF TERMS
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Mathematics
6th Grade
10/17/2011

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Term
ASSOCIATIVE PROPERTY
Definition
Changing the grouping of addends does not change the sum
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COMMUTATIVE PROPERTY
Definition
changing the order of addends does not change the sum
Term
FACTORS
Definition
Whenever 2 or more numbers are multiplied--each term is called a factor.
Term
PRIME NUMBER
Definition
a number with exactly 2 factors which must be 1,and the number itself.
Term
COMPOSITE NUMBER
Definition
A whole number greater than 1 with more than 2 factors.
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PRIME FACTORIZATION
Definition
The expression of a composite number as product of prime factors.
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GREATEST COMMON FACTOR (GCF)
Definition
The largest factor that 2 or more counting numbers have in common.
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