IXL - GCF of monomials (Algebra 1 practice)

Find the greatest common factor.

Write your answer as a constant times a product of single variables raised to exponents.

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Find the greatest common factor.

Write your answer as a constant times a product of single variables raised to exponents.

key idea

To find the greatest common factor (GCF) of two or more monomials, find the prime factorization of each monomial, identify the common factors, and multiply them together.

solution

First, factor each monomial and find the common factors.

The common factors are 2, 2,

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Multiply them to find the greatest common factor.

The greatest common factor is

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