MEANINGS / DEFINATIONS:

  • Factor :- A factor of a number is an exact divisor of that number
  • Multiple :- The product obtained on multiplication of two numbers.
  • Perfect number :- A number for which sum of all its factors is equal to twice the number is called a Perfect number.
  • Prime number :- The number whose only factors are 1 and the number itself are called Prime number.
  • Composite number :- Numbers having more than two factors are called Composite numbers.
  • Even number :- Numbers with 0 , 2 , 4 , 6 , 8 at the unit’s place are Even numbers.
  • Odd number :-The numbers with 1 , 3 , 5 , 7 , 9 at the unit’s place are Odd numbers.
  • Co-prime number :- Two numbers having only 1 as a common factor are called Co-prime numbers.
  • Prime factorisation :- When a number is expressed as a product of its prime factors it is called Prime factorisation.
  • Highest common factor (HCF) :- The highest common factor of two or more given numbers is the highest of their common factors.
  • Lowest common multiple (LCM):- The lowest common multiple of two or more given numbers is the lowest of their common multiples.