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Number Properties Intro
Odds
Evens
Positives
Negatives
Primes
Perfect Squares
etc…
Is
n
posi2ve?
1.
n
is
an
integer.
2.
–n
<
1
If
a
is
a
posi2ve
integer
and
b
is
a
nega2ve
integer,
which
of
the
following
must
be
true?
I
only
II
only
III
only
I
and
II
only
II
and
III
only
Is
t
nega2ve?
1. qt
>
0
and
pt
<
0
2. q
>
0
Memorize these!
Positive + Negative = ?
Positive – Positive = ?
Negative + Positive = ?
Negative – Negative = ?
Positive + Negative = ?
Positive – Positive = ? Depends on the
relative size of
Negative + Positive = ? the numbers
Negative – Negative = ?
If
r
is
an
odd
integer
and
s
is
an
even
integer,
which
of
the
following
must
be
an
even
integer?
2r
s
2s
r
2r
-‐
s
2s
-‐
r
s
-‐
r
Memorize these!
2
It
is
even
(its
last
digit
is
0,
2,
4,
6,
or
8)
128
3
The
sum
of
its
digits
is
a
mul2ple
of
3
852
4
Its
last
two
digits
are
divisible
by
4
956
(it
can
be
evenly
divided
by
2
twice)
5
Its
last
digit
is
a
0
or
5
975
6
It
is
divisible
by
both
2
and
3
594
STRATEGY TEST TIP: For Critical Reasoning, read the question before
STRATEGY
reading theYou can save time testing for divisibility by 4 if you memorize
prompt.
TIP all multiples of 4 between 0 and 100.
If integer p > 0, is p(p + 1)(p + 2) a mul2ple of 3? of 4? of 6?
You can find the LCM (like the GCF) two different ways:
1. Write out the multiples of both numbers and find the
smallest shared multiple
6
8
10
15
18
Review the list of the 25 prime numbers that are less than 100:
2, 3, 5, 7 Memorize Primes 53, 59
between 1 and 30!
11, 13, 17, 19 61, 67
23, 29 71, 73, 79
31, 37 83, 89
41, 43, 47 97 (NOT 91; 91 = 7 × 13)
FUNDAMENTAL NUMBER PROPERTIES
Using Prime Factors to Determine Other Factors
27
33
81
111
121
1. When x is divided by 8, the result is a prime number.