Multiples, Factors and Prime Factors (AQA GCSE Maths): Flashcards

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Multiples, factors and prime factors
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Multiple definition

Result when you multiply a number by any whole number

Do multiples end?

No, multiples go on forever

Factor definition

Whole number that divides exactly into another

Prime number definition

Number with exactly two factors: 11 and itself

Why is 11 not prime?

It only has one factor, not two

Only even prime number

22

Prime factorisation

Expressing a number as a product of primes

Factor tree method use

To find prime factors of a number

Unique prime factorization

Each number has only one prime factorization

First five prime numbers

2,3,5,7,112, 3, 5, 7, 11

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