Greatest common factor for 28y^7x^4u^3 and 8x^4u^5

Snezana asked Aug 28, 2022

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Snezana asked Aug 28, 2022

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Answer:

Explanation:

$28y^(7) *x^(4) *u^(3) \\8x^(4) *u^(5)$

rewrite those 2 terms to better see what they have in common

$4*7 *x^(4) *u^(3) *y^(7) \\4*2*x^(4)*u^(3) *u^(2)$

because, 4*7 =28, 4*2=8, u³*u² =u^5, and multiplication is commutative

The greatest common factor is:

4x^(4) u^(3)

JesperE answered Sep 1, 2022

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