Question

Find the greatest common factor of these two expressions.
28y^7x^2 and 8y^8v^4x^6

Answer 1

4y⁷x²

Explanation:

Finding GCF:

Prime factorize each expression.

28y⁷x² = 2 * 2 * 7 * y⁷ * x²

8y⁸v⁴x⁶ = 2 * 2 * 2 * y⁸ * v⁴ * x⁶

GCF = 2 * 2 *y⁷*x²

= 4y⁷x²