Question

Is 1 a multiple of every number?

Answer 1

no, it is not

Answer 2

it is not a multiple of any any natural number other than itself

Answer 3

What is the definition of multiple?

Answer 4

note that "multiple" does not mean factor

Answer 5

for example 3 is a factor of 12 because \(3\times 4=12\) but 3 is not a multiple of 12

Answer 6

Backwards: since 1 is a unit (as is -1), then, every number is a multiple of unity, rather than the other way around.

Answer 7

So a multiple has to be greater than the base number?

Answer 8

ah - a multiple is the larger number
3x4 = 12, then 12 is the multiple of 3 and 4, correct?

Answer 9

Yes

Answer 10

So is 12 a multiple of 12?

Answer 11

I would say it is, one time, but I really don't know

Answer 12

Thank you, I think I understand it.