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GCSE Mathematics · key term
A number or expression multiplied by another number or expression.
Used by AQA, Edexcel and OCR
Specification N3, A3, A4 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
Revise: Operational RelationshipsFactors can also be rearranged because multiplication is commutative and associative: changing the order or grouping does not change the product.
A number or algebraic expression that is multiplied by another to form a product.
Cancel factors, not terms joined by addition or subtraction. Factorise first if necessary.
Do not split a term at multiplication signs. In , the factors , and all belong to the single term .
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A number or algebraic term that divides another term exactly.
A number or algebraic expression that divides another expression exactly; equivalently, one of the quantities multiplied together to make a product.
An expression multiplied as a whole, such as in .
Specification A1, A3, A4, A18 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
A number or letter multiplied by another number or letter, such as , and in .
Revise: Algebraic ManipulationThe factors have simply been written beside one another.
A number, variable or expression that is multiplied by another to make a product.
A number or algebraic expression that divides another expression exactly. In , both and are factors.
A number, variable or algebraic expression that multiplies another quantity.
An expression multiplied as a whole; for example, is a factor of .
Specification 1.02b, 1.02c, 6.01a, 6.01e, 6.01g · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher), Paper 5 (Higher), Paper 6 (Higher)
A number that divides another number exactly, leaving no remainder.
Revise: Prime FactorisationA prime number is a whole number greater than 1 with exactly two distinct positive factors: 1 and the number itself. For example, 7 is prime because its only factors are 1 and 7.
A whole number that divides another whole number exactly, leaving no remainder.
A quantity that is multiplied by another quantity. For example, , and are factors of .
An expression that is multiplied by another expression to form a product.
An expression multiplied by another expression to make a product, such as in .
If asked to factorise fully, take out the highest common factor of every term, including any shared letters.
An expression that is multiplied by another expression to make a product.