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Find Multiples and Factors

Identify multiples of numbers

Identify Multiples of Numbers

Annie is counting the shoes in her closet. The shoes are matched in pairs, so she doesn’t have to count each one. She counts by twos: \(2,4,6,8,10,12.\) She has \(12\) shoes in her closet.

The numbers \(2,4,6,8,10,12\) are called multiples of \(2.\) Multiples of \(2\) can be written as the product of a counting number and \(2.\) The first six multiples of \(2\) are given below.

\[\begin{array}{l}1⋅2=2 \\ 2⋅2=4 \\ 3⋅2=6 \\ 4⋅2=8 \\ 5⋅2=10 \\ 6⋅2=12\end{array}\]

A multiple of a number is the product of the number and a counting number. So a multiple of \(3\) would be the product of a counting number and \(3.\) Below are the first six multiples of \(3.\)

\[\begin{array}{l}1⋅3=3 \\ 2⋅3=6 \\ 3⋅3=9 \\ 4⋅3=12 \\ 5⋅3=15 \\ 6⋅3=18\end{array}\]

We can find the multiples of any number by continuing this process. shows the multiples of \(2\) through \(9\) for the first twelve counting numbers.

Counting Number\(1\)\(2\)\(3\)\(4\)\(5\)\(6\)\(7\)\(8\)\(9\)\(10\)\(11\)\(12\)
\(\text{Multiples of}\ 2\)\(2\)\(4\)\(6\)\(8\)\(10\)\(12\)\(14\)\(16\)\(18\)\(20\)\(22\)\(24\)
\(\text{Multiples of}\ 3\)\(3\)\(6\)\(9\)\(12\)\(15\)\(18\)\(21\)\(24\)\(27\)\(30\)\(33\)\(36\)
\(\text{Multiples of}\ 4\)\(4\)\(8\)\(12\)\(16\)\(20\)\(24\)\(28\)\(32\)\(36\)\(40\)\(44\)\(48\)
\(\text{Multiples of}\ 5\)\(5\)\(10\)\(15\)\(20\)\(25\)\(30\)\(35\)\(40\)\(45\)\(50\)\(55\)\(60\)
\(\text{Multiples of}\ 6\)\(6\)\(12\)\(18\)\(24\)\(30\)\(36\)\(42\)\(48\)\(54\)\(60\)\(66\)\(72\)
\(\text{Multiples of}\ 7\)\(7\)\(14\)\(21\)\(28\)\(35\)\(42\)\(49\)\(56\)\(63\)\(70\)\(77\)\(84\)
\(\text{Multiples of}\ 8\)\(8\)\(16\)\(24\)\(32\)\(40\)\(48\)\(56\)\(64\)\(72\)\(80\)\(88\)\(96\)
\(\text{Multiples of}\ 9\)\(9\)\(18\)\(27\)\(36\)\(45\)\(54\)\(63\)\(72\)\(81\)\(90\)\(99\)\(108\)

Recognizing the patterns for multiples of \(2,5,10,\text{and}\ 3\) will be helpful to you as you continue in this course.

shows the counting numbers from \(1\) to \(50.\) Multiples of \(2\) are highlighted. Do you notice a pattern?

The last digit of each highlighted number in is either \(0,2,4,6,\text{or}\ 8.\) This is true for the product of \(2\) and any counting number. So, to tell if any number is a multiple of \(2\) look at the last digit. If it is \(0,2,4,6,\ \text{or}\ 8,\) then the number is a multiple of \(2.\)

Example

Try it.

Determine whether each of the following is a multiple of \(2\text{:}\)

  1. ⓐ \(\ 489\)
  2. ⓑ \(\ 3,714\)

Solution
Is 489 a multiple of 2?
Is the last digit 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8?No.
489 is not a multiple of 2.
Is 3,714 a multiple of 2?
Is the last digit 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8?Yes.
3,714 is a multiple of 2.
Example

Try it.

Determine whether each of the following is a multiple of \(5\text{:}\)

  1. ⓐ \(\ 579\)
  2. ⓑ \(\ 880\)

Solution
Is 579 a multiple of 5?
Is the last digit 5 or 0?No.
579 is not a multiple of 5.
Is 880 a multiple of 5?
Is the last digit 5 or 0?Yes.
880 is a multiple of 5.

Condensed: the full section is in OpenStax Prealgebra 2e.

Use Common Divisibility Tests

Another way to say that \(375\) is a multiple of \(5\) is to say that \(375\) is divisible by \(5.\) In fact, \(375\div 5\) is \(75,\) so \(375\) is \(5⋅75.\) Notice in that \(10,519\) is not a multiple \(3.\) When we divided \(10,519\) by \(3\) we did not get a counting number, so \(10,519\) is not divisible by \(3.\)

Since multiplication and division are inverse operations, the patterns of multiples that we found can be used as divisibility tests. summarizes divisibility tests for some of the counting numbers between one and ten.

Divisibility Tests
A number is divisible by
\(2\)if the last digit is \(0,\ 2,\ 4,\ 6,\ \text{or}\ 8\)
\(3\)if the sum of the digits is divisible by \(3\)
\(5\)if the last digit is \(5\) or \(0\)
\(6\)if divisible by both \(2\) and \(3\)
\(10\)if the last digit is \(0\)
Example

Try it.

Determine whether \(1,290\) is divisible by \(2,3,5,\text{and}\ 10.\)

Solution

applies the divisibility tests to \(1,290.\) In the far right column, we check the results of the divisibility tests by seeing if the quotient is a whole number.

Divisible by…?TestDivisible?Check
\(2\)Is last digit \(0,\ 2,\ 4,\ 6,\ \text{or}\ 8?\) Yes.yes\(1290\div 2=645\)
\(3\)\(\text{Is sum of digits divisible by}\ 3?\)
\(1+2+9+0=12\) Yes.
yes\(1290\div 3=430\)
\(5\)Is last digit \(5\) or \(0?\) Yes.yes\(1290\div 5=258\)
\(10\)Is last digit \(0?\) Yes.yes\(1290\div 10=129\)

Thus, \(1,290\) is divisible by \(2,3,5,\text{and}\ 10.\)

Example

Try it.

Determine whether \(5,625\) is divisible by \(2,3,5,\text{and}\ 10.\)

Solution

applies the divisibility tests to \(5,625\) and tests the results by finding the quotients.

Divisible by…?TestDivisible?Check
\(2\)Is last digit \(0,\ 2,\ 4,\ 6,\ \text{or}\ 8?\) No.no\(5625\div 2=2812.5\)
\(3\)\(\text{Is sum of digits divisible by}\ 3?\)
\(5+6+2+5=18\) Yes.
yes\(5625\div 3=1875\)
\(5\)Is last digit is \(5\) or \(0?\) Yes.yes\(5625\div 5=1125\)
\(10\)Is last digit \(0?\) No.no\(5625\div 10=562.5\)

Thus, \(5,625\) is divisible by \(3\) and \(5,\) but not \(2,\) or \(10.\)

Find All the Factors of a Number

There are often several ways to talk about the same idea. So far, we’ve seen that if \(m\) is a multiple of \(n,\) we can say that \(m\) is divisible by \(n.\) We know that \(72\) is the product of \(8\) and \(9,\) so we can say \(72\) is a multiple of \(8\) and \(72\) is a multiple of \(9.\) We can also say \(72\) is divisible by \(8\) and by \(9.\) Another way to talk about this is to say that \(8\) and \(9\) are factors of \(72.\) When we write \(72=8⋅9\) we can say that we have factored \(72.\)

In algebra, it can be useful to determine all of the factors of a number. This is called factoring a number, and it can help us solve many kinds of problems.

For example, suppose a choreographer is planning a dance for a ballet recital. There are \(24\) dancers, and for a certain scene, the choreographer wants to arrange the dancers in groups of equal sizes on stage.

In how many ways can the dancers be put into groups of equal size? Answering this question is the same as identifying the factors of \(24.\) summarizes the different ways that the choreographer can arrange the dancers.

Number of GroupsDancers per GroupTotal Dancers
\(1\)\(24\)\(1⋅24=24\)
\(2\)\(12\)\(2⋅12=24\)
\(3\)\(8\)\(3⋅8=24\)
\(4\)\(6\)\(4⋅6=24\)
\(6\)\(4\)\(6⋅4=24\)
\(8\)\(3\)\(8⋅3=24\)
\(12\)\(2\)\(12⋅2=24\)
\(24\)\(1\)\(24⋅1=24\)

What patterns do you see in ? Did you notice that the number of groups times the number of dancers per group is always \(24?\) This makes sense, since there are always \(24\) dancers.

You may notice another pattern if you look carefully at the first two columns. These two columns contain the exact same set of numbers, but in reverse order. They are mirrors of one another, and in fact, both columns list all of the factors of \(24,\) which are:

\[1,2,3,4,6,8,12,24\]

We can find all the factors of any counting number by systematically dividing the number by each counting number, starting with \(1.\) If the quotient is also a counting number, then the divisor and the quotient are factors of the number. We can stop when the quotient becomes smaller than the divisor.

Condensed: the full section is in OpenStax Prealgebra 2e.

Identify Prime and Composite Numbers

Some numbers, like \(72,\) have many factors. Other numbers, such as \(7,\) have only two factors: \(1\) and the number. A number with only two factors is called a prime number. A number with more than two factors is called a composite number. The number \(1\) is neither prime nor composite. It has only one factor, itself.

lists the counting numbers from \(2\) through \(20\) along with their factors. The highlighted numbers are prime, since each has only two factors.

The prime numbers less than \(20\) are \(2,3,5,7,11,13,17,\text{and}\ 19.\) There are many larger prime numbers too. In order to determine whether a number is prime or composite, we need to see if the number has any factors other than \(1\) and itself. To do this, we can test each of the smaller prime numbers in order to see if it is a factor of the number. If none of the prime numbers are factors, then that number is also prime.

Example

Try it.

Identify each number as prime or composite:

  1. ⓐ \(\ 83\)
  2. ⓑ \(\ 77\)

Solution

ⓐ Test each prime, in order, to see if it is a factor of \(83\), starting with \(2,\) as shown. We will stop when the quotient is smaller than the divisor.

PrimeTestFactor of \(83?\)
\(2\)Last digit of \(83\) is not \(0,2,4,6,\text{or}\ 8.\)No.
\(3\)\(8+3=11,\) and \(11\) is not divisible by \(3.\)No.
\(5\)The last digit of \(83\) is not \(5\) or \(0.\)No.
\(7\)\(83\div 7=11.857\ldots \text{.}\)No.
\(11\)\(83\div 11=7.545\ldots\)No.

We can stop when we get to \(11\) because the quotient \(\text{(7.545}\ldots \text{)}\) is less than the divisor.

We did not find any prime numbers that are factors of \(83,\) so we know \(83\) is prime.

ⓑ Test each prime, in order, to see if it is a factor of \(77.\)

PrimeTestFactor of \(77?\)
\(2\)Last digit is not \(0,2,4,6,\text{or}\ 8.\)No.
\(3\)\(7+7=14,\) and \(14\) is not divisible by \(3.\)No.
\(5\)the last digit is not \(5\) or \(0.\)No.
\(7\)\(77\div 7=11\)Yes.

Since \(77\) is divisible by \(7,\) we know it is not a prime number. It is composite.

Condensed: the full section is in OpenStax Prealgebra 2e.

Key Concepts

Divisibility Tests
A number is divisible by
2if the last digit is 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8
3if the sum of the digits is divisible by 3
4if the last two digits are a number divisible by 4
5if the last digit is 5 or 0
6if divisible by both 2 and 3
10if the last digit is 0
  • Factors If \(a⋅b=m\), then \(a\) and \(b\) are factors of \(m\), and \(m\) is the product of \(a\) and \(b\).
  • Find all the factors of a counting number.
    1. Divide the number by each of the counting numbers, in order, until the quotient is smaller than the divisor.
      1. If the quotient is a counting number, the divisor and quotient are a pair of factors.
      2. If the quotient is not a counting number, the divisor is not a factor.
    2. List all the factor pairs.
    3. Write all the factors in order from smallest to largest.
  • Determine if a number is prime.
    1. Test each of the primes, in order, to see if it is a factor of the number.
    2. Start with 2 and stop when the quotient is smaller than the divisor or when a prime factor is found.
    3. If the number has a prime factor, then it is a composite number. If it has no prime factors, then the number is prime.

Find Multiples and Factors

Identify Multiples of Numbers

In the following exercises, list all the multiples less than \(50\) for the given number.

Use Common Divisibility Tests

In the following exercises, use the divisibility tests to determine whether each number is divisible by \(2,3,4,5,6,\text{and}\ 10.\)

Find All the Factors of a Number

In the following exercises, find all the factors of the given number.

Identify Prime and Composite Numbers

In the following exercises, determine if the given number is prime or composite.

Try it.

Banking Frank’s grandmother gave him \(\text{\$100}\) at his high school graduation. Instead of spending it, Frank opened a bank account. Every week, he added \(\text{\$15}\) to the account. The table shows how much money Frank had put in the account by the end of each week. Complete the table by filling in the blanks.

Weeks after graduationTotal number of dollars Frank put in the accountSimplified Total
\(0\)\(100\)\(100\)
\(1\)\(100+15\)\(115\)
\(2\)\(100+15⋅2\)\(130\)
\(3\)\(100+15⋅3\)
\(4\)\(100+15⋅[\ ]\)
\(5\)\(100+[\ ]\)
\(6\)
\(20\)
\(x\)
Solution

Try it.

Banking In March, Gina opened a Christmas club savings account at her bank. She deposited \(\text{\$75}\) to open the account. Every week, she added \(\text{\$20}\) to the account. The table shows how much money Gina had put in the account by the end of each week. Complete the table by filling in the blanks.

Weeks after opening the accountTotal number of dollars Gina put in the accountSimplified Total
\(0\)\(75\)\(75\)
\(1\)\(75+20\)\(95\)
\(2\)\(75+20⋅2\)\(115\)
\(3\)\(75+20⋅3\)
\(4\)\(75+20⋅[\ ]\)
\(5\)\(75+[\ ]\)
\(6\)
\(20\)
\(x\)

Try it.

If a number is divisible by \(2\) and by \(3,\) why is it also divisible by \(6?\)

Try it.

What is the difference between prime numbers and composite numbers?

ⓐ After completing the exercises, use this checklist to evaluate your mastery of the objectives of this section.

ⓑ On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your mastery of this section in light of your responses on the checklist? How can you improve this?

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  1. Which of the following numbers are counting numbers (natural numbers)?
    \(0,4,215\)

    Jawaby görkez

    \(4\) and \(215\)

  2. Find the sum of \(3,5,\) and \(7.\)
    If you missed the problem,

    Jawaby görkez

    \(15\)

  3. Determine whether each of the following is a multiple of \(2\text{:}\)

    1. ⓐ \(\ 489\)
    2. ⓑ \(\ 3,714\)

    Jawaby görkez
    Is 489 a multiple of 2?
    Is the last digit 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8?No.
    489 is not a multiple of 2.
    Is 3,714 a multiple of 2?
    Is the last digit 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8?Yes.
    3,714 is a multiple of 2.
  4. Determine whether each number is a multiple of \(2\text{:}\)

    1. ⓐ \(\ 678\)
    2. ⓑ \(\ 21,493\)

    Jawaby görkez

    1. ⓐ yes
    2. ⓑ no

  5. Determine whether each number is a multiple of \(2\text{:}\)

    1. ⓐ \(\ 979\)
    2. ⓑ \(\ 17,780\)

    Jawaby görkez

    1. ⓐ no
    2. ⓑ yes

  6. Determine whether each of the following is a multiple of \(5\text{:}\)

    1. ⓐ \(\ 579\)
    2. ⓑ \(\ 880\)

    Jawaby görkez
    Is 579 a multiple of 5?
    Is the last digit 5 or 0?No.
    579 is not a multiple of 5.
    Is 880 a multiple of 5?
    Is the last digit 5 or 0?Yes.
    880 is a multiple of 5.
  7. Determine whether each number is a multiple of \(5.\)

    1. ⓐ \(\ 675\)
    2. ⓑ \(\ 1,578\)

    Jawaby görkez

    1. ⓐ yes
    2. ⓑ no

  8. Determine whether each number is a multiple of \(5.\)

    1. ⓐ \(\ 421\)
    2. ⓑ \(\ 2,690\)

    Jawaby görkez

    1. ⓐ no
    2. ⓑ yes

  9. Determine whether each of the following is a multiple of \(10\text{:}\)

    1. ⓐ \(\ 425\)
    2. ⓑ \(\ 350\)

    Jawaby görkez
    Is 425 a multiple of 10?
    Is the last digit zero?No.
    425 is not a multiple of 10.
    Is 350 a multiple of 10?
    Is the last digit zero?Yes.
    350 is a multiple of 10.
  10. Determine whether each number is a multiple of \(10\text{:}\)

    1. ⓐ \(\ 179\)
    2. ⓑ \(\ 3,540\)

    Jawaby görkez

    1. ⓐ no
    2. ⓑ yes

  11. Determine whether each number is a multiple of \(10\text{:}\)

    1. ⓐ \(\ 110\)
    2. ⓑ \(\ 7,595\)

    Jawaby görkez

    1. ⓐ yes
    2. ⓑ no

  12. Determine whether each of the given numbers is a multiple of \(3\text{:}\)

    1. ⓐ \(\ 645\)
    2. ⓑ \(\ 10,519\)

    Jawaby görkez

    ⓐ Is \(645\) a multiple of \(3?\)

    Find the sum of the digits.\(6+4+5=15\)
    Is 15 a multiple of 3?Yes.
    If we're not sure, we could add its digits to find out. We can check it by dividing 645 by 3.\(645\div 3\)
    The quotient is 215.\(3⋅215=645\)

    ⓑ Is \(10,519\) a multiple of \(3?\)

    Find the sum of the digits.\(1+0+5+1+9=16\)
    Is 16 a multiple of 3?No.
    So 10,519 is not a multiple of 3 either..\(645\div 3\)
    We can check this by dividing by 10,519 by 3.\(\begin{array}{l}3,506\text{R}1 \\ 310,519\ \end{array}\)

    When we divide \(10,519\) by \(3,\) we do not get a counting number, so \(10,519\) is not the product of a counting number and \(3.\) It is not a multiple of \(3.\)

  13. Determine whether each number is a multiple of \(3\text{:}\)

    1. ⓐ \(\ 954\)
    2. ⓑ \(\ 3,742\)

    Jawaby görkez

    1. ⓐ yes
    2. ⓑ no

  14. Determine whether each number is a multiple of \(3\text{:}\)

    1. ⓐ \(\ 643\)
    2. ⓑ \(\ 8,379\)

    Jawaby görkez

    1. ⓐ no
    2. ⓑ yes

  15. Determine whether \(1,290\) is divisible by \(2,3,5,\text{and}\ 10.\)

    Jawaby görkez

    applies the divisibility tests to \(1,290.\) In the far right column, we check the results of the divisibility tests by seeing if the quotient is a whole number.

    Divisible by…?TestDivisible?Check
    \(2\)Is last digit \(0,\ 2,\ 4,\ 6,\ \text{or}\ 8?\) Yes.yes\(1290\div 2=645\)
    \(3\)\(\text{Is sum of digits divisible by}\ 3?\)
    \(1+2+9+0=12\) Yes.
    yes\(1290\div 3=430\)
    \(5\)Is last digit \(5\) or \(0?\) Yes.yes\(1290\div 5=258\)
    \(10\)Is last digit \(0?\) Yes.yes\(1290\div 10=129\)

    Thus, \(1,290\) is divisible by \(2,3,5,\text{and}\ 10.\)

  16. Determine whether the given number is divisible by \(2,3,5,\text{and}\ 10.\)

    \(6240\)

    Jawaby görkez

    Divisible by 2, 3, 5, and 10

  17. Determine whether the given number is divisible by \(2,3,5,\text{and}\ 10.\)

    \(7248\)

    Jawaby görkez

    Divisible by 2 and 3, not 5 or 10.

  18. Determine whether \(5,625\) is divisible by \(2,3,5,\text{and}\ 10.\)

    Jawaby görkez

    applies the divisibility tests to \(5,625\) and tests the results by finding the quotients.

    Divisible by…?TestDivisible?Check
    \(2\)Is last digit \(0,\ 2,\ 4,\ 6,\ \text{or}\ 8?\) No.no\(5625\div 2=2812.5\)
    \(3\)\(\text{Is sum of digits divisible by}\ 3?\)
    \(5+6+2+5=18\) Yes.
    yes\(5625\div 3=1875\)
    \(5\)Is last digit is \(5\) or \(0?\) Yes.yes\(5625\div 5=1125\)
    \(10\)Is last digit \(0?\) No.no\(5625\div 10=562.5\)

    Thus, \(5,625\) is divisible by \(3\) and \(5,\) but not \(2,\) or \(10.\)

  19. Determine whether the given number is divisible \(\text{by}\ 2,3,5,\text{and}\ 10.\)

    \(4962\)

    Jawaby görkez

    Divisible by 2 and 3, not 5 or 10.

  20. Determine whether the given number is divisible \(\text{by}\ 2,3,5,\text{and}\ 10.\)

    \(3765\)

    Jawaby görkez

    Divisible by 3 and 5.

  21. Find all the factors of \(72.\)

    Jawaby görkez

    Divide \(72\) by each of the counting numbers starting with \(1.\) If the quotient is a whole number, the divisor and quotient are a pair of factors.

    The next line would have a divisor of \(9\) and a quotient of \(8.\) The quotient would be smaller than the divisor, so we stop. If we continued, we would end up only listing the same factors again in reverse order. Listing all the factors from smallest to greatest, we have

    \(1,2,3,4,6,8,9,12,18,24,36,\text{and}\ 72\)

  22. Find all the factors of the given number:

    \(96\)

    Jawaby görkez

    1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 96

  23. Find all the factors of the given number:

    \(80\)

    Jawaby görkez

    1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80

  24. Identify each number as prime or composite:

    1. ⓐ \(\ 83\)
    2. ⓑ \(\ 77\)

    Jawaby görkez

    ⓐ Test each prime, in order, to see if it is a factor of \(83\), starting with \(2,\) as shown. We will stop when the quotient is smaller than the divisor.

    PrimeTestFactor of \(83?\)
    \(2\)Last digit of \(83\) is not \(0,2,4,6,\text{or}\ 8.\)No.
    \(3\)\(8+3=11,\) and \(11\) is not divisible by \(3.\)No.
    \(5\)The last digit of \(83\) is not \(5\) or \(0.\)No.
    \(7\)\(83\div 7=11.857\ldots \text{.}\)No.
    \(11\)\(83\div 11=7.545\ldots\)No.

    We can stop when we get to \(11\) because the quotient \(\text{(7.545}\ldots \text{)}\) is less than the divisor.

    We did not find any prime numbers that are factors of \(83,\) so we know \(83\) is prime.

    ⓑ Test each prime, in order, to see if it is a factor of \(77.\)

    PrimeTestFactor of \(77?\)
    \(2\)Last digit is not \(0,2,4,6,\text{or}\ 8.\)No.
    \(3\)\(7+7=14,\) and \(14\) is not divisible by \(3.\)No.
    \(5\)the last digit is not \(5\) or \(0.\)No.
    \(7\)\(77\div 7=11\)Yes.

    Since \(77\) is divisible by \(7,\) we know it is not a prime number. It is composite.

  25. Identify the number as prime or composite:

    \(91\)

    Jawaby görkez

    composite

  26. Identify the number as prime or composite:

    \(137\)

    Jawaby görkez

    prime

  27. Banking Frank’s grandmother gave him \(\text{\$100}\) at his high school graduation. Instead of spending it, Frank opened a bank account. Every week, he added \(\text{\$15}\) to the account. The table shows how much money Frank had put in the account by the end of each week. Complete the table by filling in the blanks.

    Weeks after graduationTotal number of dollars Frank put in the accountSimplified Total
    \(0\)\(100\)\(100\)
    \(1\)\(100+15\)\(115\)
    \(2\)\(100+15⋅2\)\(130\)
    \(3\)\(100+15⋅3\)
    \(4\)\(100+15⋅[\ ]\)
    \(5\)\(100+[\ ]\)
    \(6\)
    \(20\)
    \(x\)
  28. Banking In March, Gina opened a Christmas club savings account at her bank. She deposited \(\text{\$75}\) to open the account. Every week, she added \(\text{\$20}\) to the account. The table shows how much money Gina had put in the account by the end of each week. Complete the table by filling in the blanks.

    Weeks after opening the accountTotal number of dollars Gina put in the accountSimplified Total
    \(0\)\(75\)\(75\)
    \(1\)\(75+20\)\(95\)
    \(2\)\(75+20⋅2\)\(115\)
    \(3\)\(75+20⋅3\)
    \(4\)\(75+20⋅[\ ]\)
    \(5\)\(75+[\ ]\)
    \(6\)
    \(20\)
    \(x\)
  29. If a number is divisible by \(2\) and by \(3,\) why is it also divisible by \(6?\)

  30. What is the difference between prime numbers and composite numbers?

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Nädip: Find Multiples and Factors

  1. Identify multiples of numbers
  2. Use common divisibility tests
  3. Find all the factors of a number
  4. Identify prime and composite numbers

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What does it mean to solve an equation?

To find every value of the unknown that makes both sides equal. Each step is an operation applied to both sides that keeps the solution set the same, until the unknown stands alone.

Why do I sometimes get two answers?

A quadratic can cross the axis twice, so it can have two solutions. A degree-n polynomial has up to n. The graph shows where each one comes from.

How do I know whether to factor or use the quadratic formula?

Try factoring for a few seconds: look for two numbers that multiply to a·c and add to b. If nothing obvious appears, the discriminant b² − 4ac tells you how many real roots there are, and the formula finds them without guessing.

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