Types of Numbers Summary

Summary

there are many different types of numbers and mathematical operations that can be carried out on them.

Key Skills
  • list the multiples of a number
  • list the factors of a number
  • write a number as a product of its prime factors
  • test whether a number is prime
  • find the reciprocal of a number
  • write a number in standard form

Vocabulary

set, element, whole numbers, natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, irrational numbers, real numbers, factor, prime number,reciprocal, square, square root.