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Unit 6 · Standard 6.NOS.4

🔑 Prime Factorization — Vocab Explorer

Lesson 6-13 · Learn the words, then practice them

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Illustration of Prime Factorization: Writing a whole number as a product of only prime numbers.
Prime Factorization

ES Factorización prima

Writing a whole number as a product of only prime numbers.

Escribir un número entero como un producto de solo números primos.

Illustration of Prime number: A number bigger than 1 that you can only divide by 1 and itself.
Prime number

ES Número primo

A number bigger than 1 that you can only divide by 1 and itself.

Un número mayor que 1 que solo se puede dividir entre 1 y sí mismo.

Illustration of Composite number: A number bigger than 1 that you can divide by more than just 1 and itself.
Composite number

ES Número compuesto

A number bigger than 1 that you can divide by more than just 1 and itself.

Un número mayor que 1 que se puede dividir entre más números, no solo 1 y sí mismo.

Illustration of Factor: A factor of a whole number divides it evenly, with no remainder. For example, 3 is a factor of 12 because 12 ÷ 3 = 4.
Factor

ES Factor

A factor of a whole number divides it evenly, with no remainder. For example, 3 is a factor of 12 because 12 ÷ 3 = 4.

Un factor de un número entero lo divide exactamente, sin dejar residuo. Por ejemplo, 3 es un factor de 12 porque 12 ÷ 3 = 4.

Illustration of Factor tree: A picture that splits a number into its prime numbers, step by step.
Factor tree

ES Árbol de factores

A picture that splits a number into its prime numbers, step by step.

Un dibujo que separa un número en sus números primos, paso a paso.

Illustration of Exponent: A small number that tells how many times to multiply a number by itself.
Exponent

ES Exponente

A small number that tells how many times to multiply a number by itself.

Un número pequeño que dice cuántas veces multiplicar un número por sí mismo.

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③ Fill in the blank

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Word bank
Prime FactorizationPrime numberComposite numberFactorFactor treeExponent
  1. 1Writing a number as numbers multiplied together is its prime factorization.
  2. 2A whole number greater than 1 with exactly two factors, 1 and itself, is a number.
  3. 3A whole number greater than 1 that has more than two factors is a number.
  4. 4A number that divides evenly into another number is called a .
  5. 5I can break a number into its prime factors step by step using a .
  6. 6In 2³, the small number 3 is the and it shows 2 is multiplied 3 times.

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A is .