A linear function is a polynomial function of degree 1 (1,2,3,4,5,6,....) A quadratic function is a polynomial function of degree 2 (1,4,9,16,25,49,64,81,...) A exponential function is not a polynomial function (we may imagine a infinity degree) (1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512,1024,...)
All these numbers are multiples of each other. They are also divisible by each other. 12 is divisible by 3, 50 is divisible by 5, 14 is divisible by 7, and 22 is divisible by 11.