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Find the GCF for the given list.y^4, y^8, y^9

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The greatest common factor of a list of algebraic expressions with whole powers, is the combination of the lowest powers of each variable in the expression.

In the list:


y^4,y^8,y^9

There is one single variable: y. And the lowest power that it appears with is 4.

Therefore, the greatest common factor of y^4, y^8, y^9 is:


y^4

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