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mn - 4m - 5n + 20

Group the terms as follows:

(mn - 4m) + (-5n + 20)

Take m as a common factor in the first parentheses and -5 in the second one.

m*(n - 4) - 5*(n - 4)

Take (n - 4) as a common factor.

(n - 4)*(m - 5)

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