Disable embedded numeric keypad?

Hello knowledgeable Mac folks,
Somehow, my father has been managing to repeatedly and unintentionally activate the embedded numeric keypad in his iBook keyboard (the numbers below the letters M, J, K, L, U, and I) as he types. (This has been happening in a number of applications: Word, Firefox, etc.)
My assumption is that he is somehow accidentally hitting certain keys that activate this as he types, but I thought I would check in with the experts. Could this be an indication of a larger issue, or is it likely that he's just unknowingly activating it as he types?
If the latter, what would be the keys that would activate this? How would he deactivate it when he does accidentally activate it? And even more, is there any way to disable this embedded numeric keypad so that he couldn't accidentally activate it at all?
I've been looking around for answers and haven't found anything. Thanks for any help you can offer!
Best,
Emily

Hi Ronda,
I believe he's using 10.3.9.
There haven't been any other major issues -- this is the only one. Usually he uses it on a table, and over the summer he's been actually using it on his lap, so I suspect he's just setting it off accidentally as he types . . .
However, when this is happening, the green num lock light does not come on, which is what made me wonder if there was something else going on.
Thanks for your help!
Emily

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