Question

Find the GCF (greatest common factor) of the following terms.{50x^3, 40x^5}

Answer 1

The terms given are

`50x^3,40x^5`

Factor the following terms

`50x^3=2\cdot5^2x^3`
`40x^5=2^3\cdot5x^5`

Hence the GCF of the following term is

`10x^3`