alleryStart learning →A number is a multiple of n when it fits which description?
AA counting number times n
BOne more than the number n
CA factor of the number n
DHalf of the number n
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A counting number times n
1. The rule for multiples defines a multiple of n as the product of a counting number and n.
2. Being one more than n or half of n does not match this product-based definition.
3. A factor of n runs in the opposite direction, since factors divide n rather than being built by multiplying it.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 "The Language of Algebra", section 2.4 Find Multiples and Factors_
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