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GCF 12x2y3, 8xy2

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asked Mar 10, 2014 in ALGEBRA 1 by payton Apprentice

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Greatest common factor is greatest number that divides both the numbers without a remainder.

The terms are 12x ^2y ^3 and 8x y ^2

Break down each term in to prime factors.

12x ^2y ^3 = 2 * 3 * 2 * x * x * y * y * y

8x y ^2 = 2 * 2 * 2 * x * y * y

Common factors are 2 * 2 * x * y * y

Greatest common factor of  12x ^2y ^3 , 8x y ^2  is  4x y ^2.

answered Mar 29, 2014 by david Expert
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The GCF is the product of the common prime factors in each number.

Factor each monomial and Circle the common prime factors.

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The product of common prime factors, 2 • 2 • x y y or 4xy2 is called the greatest common factor of 12x2y3 and 8xy2.

 

answered May 29, 2014 by joly Scholar

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