Powers, Roots and Primes
Example Key Words
Multiple
A value in a numbers times table
Factor
A number that divides exactly into another number
Index/Indices
Another name for a power.
Prime Number
A number that has no factors except itself and 1
Surd
The square roots of numbers that cannot be simplified into a whole number or rational number
Power
A way of showing that a number or letter (the base) is being multiplied by itself a certain number of times. The power tells you how many of the base multiply together