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Prime, Composite and Prime Factorization



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Tell whether the number 97 is prime or composite or neither.
a.
prime
b.
composite
c.
neither
 

 2. 

Tell whether the number 71 is prime or composite or neither.
a.
prime
b.
composite
c.
neither
 

 3. 

Tell whether the number 5 is prime or composite or neither.
a.
prime
b.
composite
c.
neither
 

 4. 

Tell whether the number 59 is prime or composite or neither.
a.
prime
b.
composite
c.
neither
 

 5. 

Tell whether the number 87 is prime or composite or neither.
a.
prime
b.
composite
c.
neither
 

 6. 

Tell whether the number 1 is prime or composite or neither.
a.
prime
b.
composite
c.
neither
 

 7. 

Find the prime factorization of the number 90 using a factor tree.
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a.
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The prime factorization of 90 is mc007-4.jpg
c.
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The prime factorization of 90 is mc007-8.jpg
b.
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The prime factorization of 90 is mc007-6.jpg
d.
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The prime factorization of 90 is mc007-10.jpg
 

 8. 

Find the prime factorization of the number 196 using a step diagram.
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a.
The prime factorization of 196 is mc008-3.jpg
b.
The prime factorization of 196 is mc008-4.jpg
c.
The prime factorization of 196 is mc008-5.jpg
d.
The prime factorization of 196 is mc008-6.jpg
 

 9. 

It takes 120 drops of water to fill a teaspoon. Write the prime factorization of 120 using exponents.
a.
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b.
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c.
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d.
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Matching
 
 
Match each vocabulary term with its definition.
a.
least common multiple (LCM)
f.
multiple
b.
prime number
g.
prime factorization
c.
greatest common divisor (GCD)
h.
improper fraction
d.
mixed number
i.
factor
e.
composite number
 

 10. 

a number written as the product of its prime factors
 

 11. 

a number greater than 1 that has more than two whole-number factors
 

 12. 

a whole number greater than 1 that has exactly two factors, itself and 1
 



 
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