Factors and Divisors

Today in class we discussed factors.  We came up with definitions and labeled the parts of an equation.

Here is a bulleted list of the all the terms you will need to know, including the ones in the picture.

• Factor-numbers multiplied together to get a product
• Product-answer to a multiplication problem
• Dividend-the number being divided (first/top number in a division problem)
• Divisor-the number doing the dividing (second/bottom number in division problem)
• Quotient-answer to a division problem
• Prime number-number that has only 2 factors, 1 and itself (ex: 13 has two factors, 13 and 1)
• Composite number-number that has more than 2 factors (ex: 12 has six factors, 1, 2,, 3, 4, 6, and 12)

After we defined factor, product, divisor, dividend, and quotient, we played a factor game.  A copy of this along with the rules can be found in your child's binder.

Here is a chart related factors, divisors, products and quotients.

A question we had in class was are factors of a number also a divisor?  The answer is YES!