Natural Numbers

Natural Number

Any positive whole number. 0 is not a natural number

Adding

Finding the sum of x and y

Subtracting

Finding the difference of x and y

Inverse operation

Reverses the effect of another operation

Inverse of addition

Subtraction

Inverse of subtraction

Addition

Inverse of multiplication

Division

Inverse of division

Multiplication

Factors

Any natural number that divides evenly in the given natural number.

Prime numbers

Natural numbers with only two factors.

Composite numbers

Natural numbers with more than two factors.

HCF

Highst common factor of two numbers that can divide evenly into bothof the numbers.

Multiples

The number you get when multiplying the given numbers by other numbers.

LCM

Lowest common multiple of two natural numbers is the smallest multiple they both share.

Multiplying

Finding the product of the natural numbers.

Commutative property

If a change in the order does not change the result.

Non-commutative property

If a change in the order does change the result.

Associative property

If a change in the grouping does not change the result.

Non-associative property

If a change in the grouping does change the result.

Distributive property

Multiplication distributes over addition and subtraction.

Order of operation

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