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Even
numbers
Even
numbers are numbers that are multiples of 2. In other words, numbers
that can be divided by 2.
E.g. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 ...
Odd
numbers
Odd numbers are any numbers that are not multiples of 2. In other
words, numbers that can not be divided by 2.
E.g. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 ...
Factors
A factor of a number divides into it without a remainder.
E.g. Factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12.
Prime
numbers
A prime number is a number with only two factors.
E.g. 7 has factors 1 and 7.
Multiples
The multiples of a number are those numbers which it will divide
into exactly. These are all numbers that you will find in the
times table.
E.g. Multiples of 5 are 5, 10, 15 ...
Multiples of 7 are 7, 14, 21 ...
Multiples of 12 are 12, 24, 36
...
Square
numbers
A square number is the result of a whole number being multiplied
by itself. Square numbers have their own mathematical sign which
is a small 2
E.g. 36 is a square number since 6 x 6 =36 = 62
25 is a square number since 5 x
5 = 25 = 52
Cube
numbers
A cube number is the result of a whole number being multiplied
by itself three times. Cube numbers have their own mathematical sign
which is a small 3
E.g. 1 is a cube number since 1 x 1 x 1 = 1 = 13
8 is a cube number since 2 x 2
x 2 = 8 = 23
125 is a cube number since 5 x 5
x 5 =125 = 53
Triangular
numbers
A triangular number is the number of dots that form a triangular
arrangement.
E.g. 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28 ...

Powers of 2
A power is a short hand way of indicating that you should multiply.
It is a small superscript number placed above another number.
E.g. 25 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 32
23 = 2 x 2 x 2 = 8
24= 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 =
16
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